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

We evaluated the 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 spp.; 3.7% were non- yeasts, including 27 Cryptococcus neoformans var. (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 values, manogepix (MIC/MIC, 0.008/0.06 mg/liter) was 16- to 64-fold more active than anidulafungin, micafungin, and fluconazole against spp. isolates and the most active agent tested. Similarly, manogepix (MIC/MIC, 0.5/1 mg/liter) was ≥8-fold more active than anidulafungin, micafungin, and fluconazole against C. neoformans var. . Based on minimum effective concentration for 90% of the isolates tested (MEC) and MIC values, manogepix (MEC, 0.03 mg/liter) was 16- to 64-fold more potent than itraconazole, posaconazole, and voriconazole (MICs, 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 , non- yeasts, and rare molds, including 11 isolates of Candida auris (MIC/MIC, 0.004/0.015 mg/liter) and 12 isolates of spp. (MEC/MEC, 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.