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Table 5 In vitro susceptibilities of 5,346 clinical isolates of Candida spp. to anidulafungin, caspofingin, and micafungin [38].

From: Epidemiology and antifungal resistance in invasive candidiasis

Organism

No. of isloates

tested

Antifungal

agent

 

Cumulative % of isolates susceptible at a MIc (μg/ml) ofa

  
   

0.007

0.015

0.03

0.06

0.12

0.25

0.5

1

2

4

≥8

C. albicans

2,869

Anidulafungin

6.2

33.5

69.5

92.4

99.1

99.5

99.5

99.6

100.0

  
  

Caspofungin

1.7

26.7

74.2

97.1

99.3

99.9

100.0

    
  

Micafungin

11.9

80.6

96.4

99.3

99.4

99.5

99.6

100.0

   

C. parapsilosis

759

Anidulafungin

  

0.3

0.3

0.3

1.4

4.7

27.9

92.5

100.0

 
  

Caspofungin

 

0.1

0.5

3.3

10.7

52.2

89.5

98.6

99.9

100.0

 
  

Micafungin

 

0.1

0.3

0.3

0.5

6.1

24.4

79.3

100.0

  

C. glabrata

747

Anidulafungin

 

0.4

7.8

62.4

93.6

99.4

99.7

99.9

99.9

100.0

 
  

Caspofungin

 

7.0

65.2

95.3

98.4

99.2

99.7

99.9

99.9

99.9

100.0

  

Micafungin

13.7

91.4

97.9

98.9

99.5

99.9

99.9

100.0

   

C. tropicalis

625

Anidulafungin

3.2

24.2

75.7

95.0

98.4

99.4

99.5

99.5

100.0

  
  

Caspofungin

1.3

31.0

79.7

97.3

99.0

99.7

99.7

99.8

99.8

99.8

100.0

  

Micafungin

4.0

39.5

77.6

96.3

98.6

99.5

99.7

100.0

   

C. krusei

136

Anidulafungin

 

2.9

47.1

90.4

99.3

99.3

100.0

    
  

Caspofungin

 

0.7

0.7

41.9

75.7

94.9

99.3

100.0

   
  

Micafungin

 

2.2

13.2

85.3

96.3

100.0

     

C. guilliermondii

61

Anidulafungin

    

3.3

6.6

13.1

57.4

90.2

100.0

 
  

Caspofungin

  

1.6

4.9

11.5

39.3

80.3

95.1

95.1

95.1

100.0

  

Micafungin

 

3.3

3.3

6.6

11.5

21.3

65.6

98.4

100.0

  

C. lusitaniae

58

Anidulafungin

   

1.7

13.8

43.1

96.6

100.0

   
  

Caspofungin

  

3.4

6.9

44.8

89.7

96.6

100.0

   
  

Micafungin

  

1.7

8.6

63.8

96.6

98.3

100.0

   

C. kefyr

37

Anidulafungin

 

2.7

10.8

56.8

100.0

      
  

Caspofungin

13.5

97.3

100.0

        
  

Micafungin

 

5.4

40.5

100.0

       

C. famata

24

Anidulafungin

 

4.2

16.7

20.8

20.8

20.8

25.0

50.0

100.0

  
  

Caspofungin

 

4.2

12.5

20.8

37.5

70.8

70.8

95.8

100.0

  
  

Micafungin

 

4.2

16.7

16.7

20.8

33.3

75.0

91.7

100.0

  

Candida spp.

30

Anidulafungin

3.3

30.0

50.0

63.3

63.3

73.3

86.7

93.3

96.7

96.7

100.0

  

Caspofungin

 

16.7

43.3

63.3

73.3

96.7

100.0

    
  

Micafungin

 

20.0

53.3

66.7

66.7

86.7

100.0

    

Total

5,246

Anidulafungin

3.7

21.1

48.9

72.6

82.0

83.4

84.7

88.7

98.8

99.9

100.0

  

Caspofungin

1.2

19.7

59.4

79.6

84.0

91.9

98.1

99.7

99.9

99.9

100.0

  

Micafungin

8.8

60.9

75.6

81.3

83.3

85.0

88.5

97.0

100.0

  
  1. a Values corresponding to MIcs at which at least 90% of isolates are inhibited are listed in bold types.