The antifungal activity of sarcococca saligna ethanol extract and its combination effect with fluconazole against different resistant aspergillus species

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-133

  Mollazadeh Moghaddam, Kamyar ^a   Arfan, Mohammad ^b   Rafique, Jamal ^b   Rezaee, Sassan ^a   Jafari Fesharaki, Parisa ^a   Gohari, Ahmad Reza ^c   Shahverdi, Ahmad Reza ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Aspergillus spp.; Combination effect; Fluconazole; Sarcococca saligna

Indexed keywords

ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA SALINA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CLINICAL ISOLATES; DIFFUSION METHOD; ENHANCING EFFECT; ETHANOL EXTRACT; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL INFECTION; INHIBITION ZONES; MICROBIAL RESISTANCE; NIGER; PLANT EXTRACT; SURFACE AREA;

CHEMOTHERAPY; ETHANOL;

FUNGI;

ALCOHOL; FLUCONAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; SARCOCOCCA SALIGNA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TREUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SARCOCOCCA SALIGNA;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTEMIA; ASPERGILLUS; BUXACEAE; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; ETHANOL; FLUCONAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; SARCOCOCCA SALIGNA;

EID: 77952889447     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-009-8737-2     Document Type: Article

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