Essential Oils, Silver Nanoparticles and Propolis as Alternative Agents Against Fluconazole Resistant Candida albicans, Candida glabrata and Candida krusei Clinical Isolates

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 175-183

  Szweda, Piotr ^a   Gucwa, Katarzyna ^a   Kurzyk, Ewelina ^a   Romanowska, Ewa ^b   Dzierżanowska Fangrat, Katarzyna ^b   Zielińska Jurek, Anna ^a   Kuś, Piotr Marek ^c   Milewski, Sławomir ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candida glabrata; Candida krusei; Essential oils; Propolis; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925515413     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: 09737715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-014-0508-2     Document Type: Article

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