Invitro anti-mycotic activity of hydro alcoholic extracts of some Indian medicinal plants against fluconazole resistant Candida albicans

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2015, Pages ZC07-ZC10

  Varadarajan, Saranya ^a   Narasimhan, Malathi ^a   Malaisamy, Malaiyandi ^b   Duraipandian, Chamundeeswari ^a  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Carica papaya; Cinnamomum verum; Trigonella foenum graecum

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM EXTRACT; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; FLUCONAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BARK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARICA PAPAYA; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; ORIGANUM; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 84938585153     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/14178.6273     Document Type: Article

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