Control of Candida albicans murine vaginitis by topical administration of polycarbophil-econazole complex

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2434-2436

  Ghelardi, E ^a   Tavanti, A ^a   Lupetti, A ^a   Celandroni, F ^a   Boldrini, E ^b   Campa, M ^a   Senesi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Farmigea SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONAZOLE; METHYL PARABEN; POLYCARBOPHIL; PROPYL PARABEN; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0031683198     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.9.2434     Document Type: Article

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