Antifungal activity and mode of action of thymol and its synergism with nystatin against Candida species involved with infections in the oral cavity: an in vitro study

Dias de Castro, Ricardo; Murielly Pereira Andrade de Souza, Trícia; Morais Dornelas Bezerra, Louise; Lacet Silva Ferreira, Gabriela; Maria Melo de Brito Costa, Edja; Leite Cavalcanti, Alessandro

doi:10.1186/s12906-015-0947-2

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Antifungal activity and mode of action of thymol and its synergism with nystatin against Candida species involved with infections in the oral cavity: an in vitro study

Published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine • Nov 24, 2015

Authors:

Ricardo Dias de Castro

Trícia Murielly Pereira Andrade de Souza

Louise Morais Dornelas Bezerra

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Limitations of antifungal agents used in the treatment of oral candidiasis, as the development of resistant strains, are known by the scientific community. In this context, the aim of this study was to evaluate the antifungal activity of thymol against Candida albicans, Candida tropicali...

Subject

Nystatin

Thymol

Minimum inhibitory concentration

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