Synergistic Activities of Three Triazoles with Caspofungin against Candida glabrata Isolates Determined by Time-Kill, Etest, and Disk Diffusion Methods

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Kiraz N., DAĞ İ., YAMAÇ M., Kiremitci A., KAŞİFOĞLU N., ÖZ Y.

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, cilt.54, sa.5, ss.2244-2247, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1128/aac.01527-09
  • Dergi Adı: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2244-2247
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Combinations of voriconazole, fluconazole, and itraconazole with caspofungin were evaluated against 50 Candida glabrata isolates by the time-kill, disk diffusion, and Etest methods. The majority of antifungal combinations were indifferent. By the time-kill method, synergistic activity was detected with eight (16%) of the caspofungin-voriconazole and seven (14%) of the caspofungin-fluconazole combinations, but synergy was not seen with the caspofungin-itraconazole combination. Further comparisons of the Etest and disk diffusion synergy techniques with the time-kill method are warranted.