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Table 4 Break points of different antifungal drugs against Candida Isolates

From: Distribution of Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida species isolated in different clinical samples and their in vitro antifungal suscetibity profile in Ethiopia

Species

Antifungal drug

Break points μg/ml

 

Susceptible

Intermediate

Resistant

 

Fluconazole

1–4

16–32

0

 

Voriconazole

0.12–0.5

–

–

C. albicans

Caspofungin

0.12–1

–

4

Micafungin

0.06–0.5

–

4

Flucytosine

1

8

64

Fluconazole

0

–

16

Voriconazole

0.12–0.25

–

–

C. krursei

Caspofungin

0.12–0.5

–

–

Micafungin

0.06–0.25

–

–

Flucytosine

1

16

64

Fluconazole

*

*

*

Voriconazole

*

*

*

C. famata

Caspofungin

*

*

*

Micafungin

*

*

*

Flucytosine

*

*

*

Fluconazole

1–8

32

64

Voriconazole

0.12

–

–

C. rugosa

Caspofungin

0.25

–

4

Micafungin

0.06–0.12

 

4

Flucytosine

1

16

–

Fluconazole

1–2

  

Voriconazole

0.12–0.5

–

–

C. lusitaniae

Caspofungin

0.25–1

–

–

Micafungin

0.06–1

–

–

Flucytosine

1

–

–

Fluconazole

1–8

32

–

Voriconazole

0.12

–

–

C. dubliniensis

Caspofungin

0.12–0.25

–

–

Micafungin

0.06–0.25

–

–

Flucytosine

4

8

–

Fluconazole

1–8

16

64

Voriconazole

0.12

–

–

C.lipolytica

Caspofungin

0.12–0.25

–

≥ 4

Micafungin

0.06–0.25

–

≥ 4

Flucytosine

8

16

–

Fluconazole

1

–

–

Voriconazole

0.12

–

–

C. parapsilosis

Caspofungin

0.12–1

–

–

Micafungin

0.25–2

–

–

Flucytosine

1

–

–

Fluconazole

1–8

16

64

Voriconazole

0.12

–

32

C. ciferrii

Caspofungin

*

*

*

Micafungin

*

*

*

Flucytosine

2

8

–

Fluconazole

1

–

–

Voriconazole

0.12

–

–

C. kefyr

Caspofungin

.025–0.5

–

–

Micafungin

0.06.0.12

–

–

Flucytosine

1

–

–

Fluconazole

1–4

16

–

Voriconazole

0.12

–

–

C. guilliermondii

Caspofungin

0.25–1

–

–

Micafungin

0.06–0.5

–

–

Flucytosine

1

–

–

Fluconazole

2

–

64

Voriconazole

0.12–0.5

–

–

C. pelliculosa

Caspofungin

0.25

–

–

Micafungin

0.06–0.12

–

–

Flucytosine

1–4

–

–

Fluconazole

4

–

–

Voriconazole

0.12

–

–

C. glabrata

Caspofungin

0.25

–

–

Micafungin

0.06

–

–

Flucytosine

1

–

–

Fluconazole

1

–

–

Voriconazole

0.12

–

–

C. intermedia

Caspofungin

0.25

–

–

Micafungin

0.12

–

–

Flucytosine

1

–

–

Fluconazole

2

–

–

Voriconazole

0.12

–

–

C. utilis

Caspofungin

0.25

–

–

Micafungin

0.12

–

–

Flucytosine

1

–

–

  1. * = No MIC values were provided by the machine, − No resistance and/or intermediate isolate