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ArticleMycopathologia2020

Antifungal Activity of a Novel Triazole, Efinaconazole and Nine Comparators against 354 Molecularly Identified Aspergillus Isolates.

Zahra Taheri Rizi, Mahdi Abastabar, Hamed Fakhim, Macit Ilkit, Fatemeh Ahangarkani, Javad Javidnia, Iman Haghani, Jacques F Meis, Hamid Badali

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Article in Mycopathologia, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Zahra Taheri RiziStudent Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Mahdi AbastabarDepartment of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0016-2849
Hamed FakhimDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0517-7994
Macit IlkitDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Çukurova, Adana, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1174-4182
Fatemeh AhangarkaniStudent Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3629-7446
Javad JavidniaStudent Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Iman HaghaniDepartment of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9723-7618
Jacques F MeisDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3253-6080
Hamid BadaliDepartment of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. badalii@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6010-8414
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences · IRCukurova University · TRIsfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRRadboud University Nijmegen · NLThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US

Funding

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 1814
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Management of superficial aspergillosis is a major challenge owing to the frequent relapses and treatment failure, which may pose a potential risk, thereby gradually developing resistant species. Therefore, necessitating the development of new antifungals with higher potency should be considered as alternative strategies for efficient management of infections. We aimed to investigate the susceptibility of Aspergillus isolates toward a novel triazole, efinaconazole, in comparison with various classes of antifungal drugs. Antifungal susceptibility testing was performed according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute M38-A2 guidelines. Efinaconazole exhibited poor activity against mutant A. fumigatus strains, A. niger sensu stricto, and A. tubingensis with GM MIC values of 3.62, 1.62, and 2 μg/ml, respectively; however, surprisingly, it efficiently inhibited the growth of A. terreus sensu stricto, followed by wild-type A. fumigatus and A. flavus with GM MIC values of 0.29, 0.42, and 0.52 μg/ml, respectively. Presumably, efinaconazole is inefficient in aspergillosis treatment due to the low susceptibility of A. niger sensu stricto, A. tubingensis, and mutant A. fumigatus; however, it may be effective in treating superficial aspergillosis caused by wild-type A. fumigatus, A. terreus sensu stricto, and A. flavus. Further studies are needed to determine how these findings may translate into in vivo efficacy.

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Antifungal AgentsAspergillosisAspergillusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsTriazolesAntifungal AgentsefinaconazoleTriazolesAspergillus speciesEfinaconazoleSusceptibility profiles

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