Antifungal Activity of Bigunides and Quaternary Ammonium Compounds against Hyaline and Dematiaceous Cleanroom Fungal Isolates
Type of Fungi | Name of the Fungal Isolates | MIC Value (μg/mL) | ||
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Biguanides | Quaternary Ammonium Compounds | |||
Chlorhexidine | Benzalkonium Chloride | Cetrimide | ||
Hyaline fungi | Aspergillus flavus | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Aspergillus fumigatus | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
Aspergillus niger | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Aspergillus terreus | 16 | 8 | 8 | |
Penicillium | 8 | 4 | 16 | |
Dematiaceous fungi | Cladosporium | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Curvularia | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Alternaria | 8 | 16 | 8 | |
MIC Range for all isolates | 2–16 | 4–16 | 4–16 |