Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the antifungal activity of allicin alone and in combination with antifungal drugs

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Kim, Young Sun ^a   Kim, Kyung Sook ^a,b   Han, Ihn ^b   Kim, Mi Hyun ^a,b   Jung, Min Hyung ^a   Park, Hun Kuk ^a,b  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCYTOSINE; SULFINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FUNGAL CELL; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FLUCYTOSINE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SULFINIC ACIDS;

EID: 84861912035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038242     Document Type: Article

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