Perfil de susceptibilidad a anti fúngicos de aislados de Candida spp por el método de microdilución. Nuevos puntos de cortes para fluconazol
Anti-fungal susceptibility profile of Candida spp isolates by the microdilution method. New cutoff points for fluconazole
Mem. Inst. Invest. Cienc. Salud (Impr.); 12 (1), 2014
Año de publicación: 2014
Las infecciones por levaduras tienen gran importancia debido a su relativa alta frecuencia e incremento de la resistencia a los antifúngicos, especialmente a los derivados azólicos y, en particular, al fluconazol. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la concentración inhibitoria mínima (CIM) del fluconazol y anfotericina B de aislados de Candida de pacientes ambulatorios y hospitalizados en Paraguay de mayo del 2010 a agosto del 2011, aplicando criterios nuevos y antiguos para el fluconazolYeast infections are very important because of their relatively high frequency and increased resistance to antifungal agents, especially to azole derivatives, and in particular, to fluconazole. The objective of this study was to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of fluconazole and amphotericin B in Candida isolates in clinically significant samples from hospitalized patients in Paraguay from May 2010 to August 2011 using the old and new criteria for fluconazole. The MICs of the antifungals were determined by the microdilution method (M27 A-2) according to CLSI recommendations. Fifty isolates were evaluated, being C. albicans the predominant species (40%) followed by C. parapsilosis and C. glabrata in equal proportion (20%), C. tropicalis (16%) and C. krusei (4%). Using the old cutoff, five isolates were resistant to . La CIM de los anti-fúngicos se determinó por el método de microdilución según la CLSI. Fueron incluidos 50 aislados de Candida, resultando predominante C. albicans (40%) seguido de C. parapsilosis y C. glabrata en igual proporción (20%), C. tropicales (16%) y C. krusei (4%). Con el antiguo criterio, cinco aislados resultaron resistentes al fluconazol (10%), dos fueron C. krusei con resistencia natural, dos C. tropicalis y uno C. albicans. Tres aislados tuvieron sensibilidad dosis dependiente (SDD), uno de cada especie de C. tropicales, C. parasilopsis y C. glabrata. Con el nuevo criterio, la resistencia aumentó a siete aislados (14%), dos...
Yeast infections areveryimportantbecause of their relatively high frequency andincreased resistance to antifungal agents, especiallytoazole derivatives, and inparticular, to fluconazole. Theobjective of thisstudy was to determine the minimuminhibitory concentration (MIC) of fluconazole and amphotericin B inCandidaisolatesinclinically significant samples from hospitalized patients in Paraguay from May 2010 toAugust 2011 using the old and new criteria for fluconazole. The MICs of the antifungalswere determined by the microdilution method (M27 A-2) according to CLSIrecommendations. Fifty isolates were evaluated,beingC. albicansthe predominantspecies (40%) followed byC. parapsilosisandC. glabratain equal proportion (20%),C.tropicalis(16%) andC. krusei(4%).Usingthe old cutoff,five isolates were resistant to fluconazole (10%), two naturally resistant isolates (C. krusei), twoC. tropicalisand oneC. albicans.ThreeC. glabrataand one isolates of each species ofC. tropicales, C.parasilopsisyC. glabratashowed sensitivity dose dependent (SDD). With the new cutoff,the number of resistant isolates increased to seven (14%), of which two were SDD basedon the old criteria. NineC. glabrataand twoC. albicans,previouslyclassified as sensitive,changedto SDD. All isolates were susceptible to amphotericin B. With the newcutoffpoints,important variations were observed in the isolates susceptibility profiles,particularly inC. glabrata,supportingtheneedof species identification,permanentsurveillance ofthe isolatesresistancetoanti-fungalsand correlationof the sensitivityresultswith theclinicalresponseto treatment.
