In vitro activity of Cinnamomum zeylanicum against azole resistant and sensitive Candida species and a pilot study of cinnamon for oral candidiasis

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-109

  Quale, John M ^a   Landman, David ^a   Zaman, Muhammed M ^a   Burney, Sibte ^a   Sathe, Sadhana S ^a  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROLEIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CINNAMALDEHYDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; THRUSH;

ACROLEIN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 0030341643     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X96000153     Document Type: Article

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