Activities of Manogepix and Comparators against 1,435 Recent Fungal Isolates Collected during an International Surveillance Program (2020).

We evaluated the in vitro activity of manogepix and comparator agents against 1,435 contemporary fungal isolates collected worldwide from 73 medical centers in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and Latin America during 2020. Of the isolates tested, 74.7% were Candida spp.; 3.7% were non- Candida yeasts, including 27 Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (1.9%); 17.1% were Aspergillus spp.; and 4.5% were other molds. All fungal isolates were tested by reference broth microdilution according to CLSI methods. Based on MIC 90 values, manogepix (MIC 50 /MIC 90 , 0.008/0.06 mg/liter) was 16- to 64-fold more active than anidulafungin, micafungin, and fluconazole against Candida spp. isolates and the most active agent tested. Similarly, manogepix (MIC 50 /MIC 90 , 0.5/1 mg/liter) was ≥8-fold more active than anidulafungin, micafungin, and fluconazole against C. neoformans var. grubii . Based on minimum effective concentration for 90% of the isolates tested (MEC 90 ) and MIC 90 values, manogepix (MEC 90 , 0.03 mg/liter) was 16- to 64-fold more potent than itraconazole, posaconazole, and voriconazole (MIC 90 s, 0.5 to 2 mg/liter) against 246 Aspergillus spp. isolates. Aspergillus fumigatus isolates exhibited a wild-type (WT) phenotype for the mold-active triazoles, including itraconazole (87.0% WT) and voriconazole (96.4% WT). Manogepix was highly active against uncommon species of Candida , non- Candida yeasts, and rare molds, including 11 isolates of Candida auris (MIC 50 /MIC 90 , 0.004/0.015 mg/liter) and 12 isolates of Scedosporium spp. (MEC 50 /MEC 90 , 0.06/0.12 mg/liter). Additional studies are in progress to evaluate the clinical utility of the manogepix prodrug fosmanogepix in difficult-to-treat resistant fungal infections.