Antifungal properties of Artemisia sieberi and Origanum vulgare essential oils against Candida glabrata isolates obtained from patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-99

  Khosravi, A R ^a   Shokri, H ^b   Kermani, S ^c   Dakhili, M ^c   Madani, M ^d   Parsa, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Artemisia sieberi; Candida glabrata; Essential oil; Origanum vulgare

Indexed keywords

ABSINTHOL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ARTEMISIA SIEBERI ESSENTIAL OIL; BETA THUYONE; CAMPHOR; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLUCONAZOLE; LINALOOL; ORIGANUM VULGARE ESSENTIAL OIL; TERPINEOL; THYMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA SIEBERI; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MINIMAL FUNGICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ARTEMISIA SIEBERI; CANDIDA GLABRATA; DRYOBALANOPS; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 79958862656     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: 17730449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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