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Defining fractional inhibitory concentration index cutoffs for additive interactions based on self-drug additive combinations, Monte Carlo simulation analysis, and in vitro-in vivo correlation data for antifungal drug combinations against Aspergillus fumi

TitleDefining fractional inhibitory concentration index cutoffs for additive interactions based on self-drug additive combinations, Monte Carlo simulation analysis, and in vitro-in vivo correlation data for antifungal drug combinations against Aspergillus fumi
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsMeletiadis, J., Pournaras S., Roilides E., & Walsh T. J.
JournalAntimicrob Agents Chemother
Volume54
Issue2
Pagination602-9
Date Published2010 Feb
ISSN1098-6596
KeywordsAmphotericin B, Antifungal Agents, Aspergillus fumigatus, Colorimetry, Confidence Intervals, Drug Therapy, Combination, Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Monte Carlo Method, Pyrimidines, Triazoles, Voriconazole
Abstract

The fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) index range of 0.5 to 4 that is commonly used to define additivity results in no interactions in most combination studies of antifungal agents. These results may differ from those of in vivo studies, where positive and negative interactions may be observed. We reassessed this in vitro FIC index range based on (i) the experimental variation of the checkerboard technique using multiple replicates, (ii) the ability to correctly determine purely additive self-drug and two-drug antagonistic combinations of amphotericin B (AMB) and voriconazole (VRC), (iii) Monte Carlo simulation analysis, and (iv) in vitro-in vivo correlation using experimental models of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis against the same Aspergillus fumigatus isolate based on visual, spectrophotometric, and colorimetric determinations of FICs after 24 and 48 h of incubation. FICs obtained after 24 h of incubation ranged from 0.5 to 1.25 for the self-drug additive combinations of AMB plus AMB and VRC plus VRC and from 2.25 to 4.25 for the antagonistic combination of AMB plus VRC. Monte Carlo simulation analysis showed that self-drug combinations were correctly classified as additive and that the combination of AMB plus VRC was correctly classified as antagonistic for >85% of the simulated FICs when deviation of the 95% confidence interval (CI) of replicate FICs from the additivity range of 1 to 1.25 was used to assess interactions after 24 h. In vitro-in vivo correlation analysis showed that the 95% CIs of the FICs of the in vivo synergistic combination anidulafungin plus VRC determined after 24 h were lower than 1 and the 95% CIs of the FICs of the in vivo antagonistic combination AMB plus ravuconazole were higher than 1.25. Adequate insight into weak pharmacodynamic interactions with in vivo relevance may be obtained by demonstrating that triplicate FICs at 24 h are outside an inclusive additivity range of 1 to 1.25.

DOI10.1128/AAC.00999-09
Alternate JournalAntimicrob. Agents Chemother.
PubMed ID19995928
PubMed Central IDPMC2812160

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