Utility of the oestrogen-dependent vaginal candidosis murine model in evaluating the efficacy of various therapies against vaginal Candida albicans infection

Mycoses

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-108

  Hamad, Mawieh ^a   Muta'eb, Enas ^a   Abu Shaqra, Qasem ^b   Fraij, Abeer ^a   Abu Elteen, Khaled ^a   Yasin, Salem R ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b Medical Diagnostic Laboratories   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Lactobacillus; Metronidazole; Oestrogen; Vaginal candidosis; Yogurt

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; METRONIDAZOLE; YOGHURT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; METRONIDAZOLE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; VAGINA; YOGURT;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; LACTOBACILLUS; MURINAE;

EID: 33645210429     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01200.x     Document Type: Article

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