Honey has an antifungal effect against Candida species

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-291

  Irish, Julie ^a   Carter, Dee A ^a   Shokohi, Tahereh ^b   Blair, Shona E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal effect; Candida; Honey

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; COMVITA WOUND CARE; MEDIHONEY ANTIBACTERIAL HONEY BARRIER; NATURAL PRODUCT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HONEY; INCIDENCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

CANDIDIASIS; HONEY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; FUNGI;

EID: 33646849448     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780500417037     Document Type: Article

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