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Infectio
versión impresa ISSN 0123-9392
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CHAVEZ, Jenny et al. in vitro susceptibility of clinical isolates of filamentous fungi in patients with cancer in the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. Infect. [online]. 2010, vol.14, suppl.2, pp.s116-s126. ISSN 0123-9392.
Introduction: fungal susceptibility against micelial fungi has not been developed at the same pace as susceptibility against yeasts. Scarce information is available about that kind of isolates in Colombia. Materials and methods: in vitro susceptibility against micelial isolates from patients with cancer was determined. The E-test method was used to find out susceptibility against fluconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, amphotericin B, and caspofungin. Isolates of the genera Aspergillus (36 A. fumigatus, 12 A. flavus, 9 A. niger, 6 A. terreus, 4 A. nidulans and one A. versicolor isolate), Fusarium (n=9), Geotrichum and Paecilomyces (n=2 each one) obtained from patients with cancer were tested. These isolates were obtained from bronchoalveolar lavage (30%), pulmonary biopsies (36%) and bloodstream infections (9%). Results: The general pattern of resistance was 28% against intraconazole, 15% against caspofungin, 14% against amphotericin B, and 5% against voriconazole. In general, susceptibility against fluconazole and itraconazole showed a diminishing trend. Voriconazole, caspofungin, and amphotericin B showed the best pharmacologic potency. Fusarium sp. presented a higher activity level against voriconazole. There were differences in the susceptibility against voriconazole, anphotericin B, and caspofungin depending on the type of micelial isolate (Aspergillus vs. Non- Aspergillus). Conclusion: In general, the available antifungal treatments against mycelial fungi identified in the cancer center show diminished susceptibility.
Palabras clave : microbial sensitivity tests; disk diffusion antimicrobial tests; fungus drug sensitivity tests; aspergillus; fusarium; antifungal agents; Amphotericin B; Voriconazole; Itraconazole.
