In vitro interaction of caspofungin acetate with voriconazole against clinical isolates of Aspergillus spp.

Sofia Perea; Gloria Gonzalez; Annette W. Fothergill; William R. Kirkpatrick; Michael G. Rinaldi; Thomas F. Patterson

doi:10.1128/AAC.46.9.3039-3041.2002

In vitro interaction of caspofungin acetate with voriconazole against clinical isolates of Aspergillus spp.

Sofia Perea, Gloria Gonzalez, Annette W. Fothergill, William R. Kirkpatrick, Michael G. Rinaldi, Thomas F. Patterson

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Abstract

The interaction between caspofungin acetate and voriconazole was studied in vitro by using 48 clinical Aspergillus spp. isolates obtained from patients with invasive aspergillosis. MICs were determined by the NCCLS broth microdilution method. Synergy, defined as a fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) index of <1, was detected in 87.5% of the interactions; an additive effect, defined as an FIC index of 1.0, was observed in 4.2% of the interactions; and a subadditive effect, defined as an FIC index of 1.0 to 2.0, was found in 8.3% of the interactions. No antagonism was observed. Animal models are required to validate the in vivo significance of these in vitro data presented for the combination of caspofungin and voriconazole.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3039-3041
Number of pages	3
Journal	Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Volume	46
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.46.9.3039-3041.2002
Publication status	Published - Sep 2002

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Perea, S., Gonzalez, G., Fothergill, A. W., Kirkpatrick, W. R., Rinaldi, M. G., & Patterson, T. F. (2002). In vitro interaction of caspofungin acetate with voriconazole against clinical isolates of Aspergillus spp. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 46(9), 3039-3041. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.46.9.3039-3041.2002

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