Antifungal activity of the plant Dodonaea viscosa var. angustifolia on Candida albicans from HIV-infected patients

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 173-176

  Patel, Mrudula ^a   Coogan, Maeve M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Candida; Candida albicans; Chlorhexidine; Dodonaea angustifolia; Dodonaea viscosa; HIV; Triclosan

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DODONAEA VISCOSA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLAX; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DODONAEA VISCOSA ANGUSTIFOLIA; DRUG EFFICACY; FUNGAL STRAIN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; TIME;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHLORHEXIDINE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SAPINDACEAE; TRICLOSAN;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DODONAEA ANGUSTIFOLIA; DODONAEA VISCOSA;

EID: 44149114950     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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