Synergistic activity between Echinophora platyloba DC ethanolic extract and azole drugs against clinical isolates of Candida albicans from women suffering chronic recurrent vaginitis

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 112-116

  Avijgan, M ^a   Mahboubi, M ^b   Moheb Nasab, M ^a   Ahmadi Nia, E ^a   Yousefi, H ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Department of Microbiology Medicinal Plant Research Center of Barij   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Azole agents; Candida albicans; Echinophora platyloba; Ethanolic extract; Recurrent vulvo vaginal candidiasis; Traditional Iranian medicine; Traditional Persian Iranian medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ECHINOPHORA PLATYLOBA EXTRACT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALCOHOL; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ECHINOPHORA PLATYLOBA; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG EFFECTS; IRAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; ECHINOPHORA;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AZOLES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG SYNERGISM; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84902551780     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: 17730449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2014.01.116     Document Type: Article

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