Minimal inhibitory concentration distributions and epidemiological cutoff values of five antifungal agents against Sporothrix brasiliensis

BACKGROUND Sporothrix brasiliensis is the most virulent sporotrichosis agent. This species usually responds to antifungal drugs, but therapeutic failure can occur in some patients. Antifungal susceptibility tests have been performed on this species, but no clinical breakpoints (CBPs) are available....

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Fábio Brito-Santos, Maria Helena Galdino Figueiredo-Carvalho, Ana Caroline Sá Machado, Manoel Marques Evangelista Oliveira, Sandro Antonio Pereira, Maria Clara Gutierrez-Galhardo, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira
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Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762017005004104&lng=en&tlng=en