In Vitro Activity of Micafungin against Planktonic and Sessile Candida albicans Isolates
- 1 June 2009
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 53 (6), 2638-2639
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.01724-08
Abstract
Planktonic and sessile susceptibilities to micafungin were determined for 30 clinical isolates of Candida albicans obtained from blood or other sterile sites. Planktonic and sessile MIC 90 s for micafungin were 0.125 and 1.0 μg/ml, respectively.Keywords
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