In Vitro Interactions of Echinocandins with Triazoles against Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris
Date
2017-10-24
Authors
Fakhim, Hamed
Chowdhary, Anuradha
Prakash, Anupam
Vaezi, Afsane
Dannaoui, Eric
Meis, Jacques F.
Badali, Hamid
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Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Abstract
We determined the in vitro interactions between echinocandins and azoles against 10 multidrug-resistant Candida auris strains by use of a microdilution checkerboard technique. Our results suggest synergistic interactions between micafungin and voriconazole with fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI) values of 0.15 to 0.5, and we observed indifferent interactions when micafungin was combined with fluconazole (FICI, 0.62 to 1.5). Combinations of caspofungin with fluconazole or voriconazole exhibited indifferent interactions. No antagonism was observed for any combination.
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Keywords
in vitro interactions, azoles, echinocandins, Candida auris
Citation
Fakhim, H., Chowdhary, A., Prakash, A., Vaezi, A., Dannaoui, E., Meis, J. F., Badali, H. (2017). In Vitro Interactions of Echinocandins with Triazoles against Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 61(11). doi:10.1128/aac.01056-17
Department
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology