American Journal of Pharmacy and Health Research AJPHR 2321-3647 AJPHR205005 Antifungal Drug Sensitivity on Clinical Isolates From Dermatophytosis Padmaja.I Jyothi Sirisha.T Sirisha.T Lakshmi.N Lakshmi.N Harshitha.C Harshitha.C Muralikrishna.P Bala Department of Microbiology, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, India. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Orissa, India. 05 01 2014 2 5

The aim of the study is to test fungi isolated from cases of dermatophytosis against six antifungal drugs i.e., Amphotericin B(AP), Itraconazole (IT), Fluconazole (FLU), Clotrimazole(CC), Nystatin(NT) & Ketoconazole (KT).  The isolated fungi are Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger.  The study revealed that Clotrimazole and Ketoconazole were the most effective antifungals against dermatophytes, Nystatin for Candida albicans and Fluconazole for Aspergillus niger.  The method used was disk diffusion method.

 Disk diffusion method dermatophytes antifungal agents.