Open AccessIn vitro susceptibility of Madurella mycetomatis, prime agent of Madura foot, to tea tree oil and artemisinin
Author(s) -
Wendy W. J. van de Sande,
Ahmed Hassan Fahal,
Thomas V. Riley,
Henri A. Verbrugh,
Alex van Belkum
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkl526
Subject(s) - tea tree oil , artemisinin , itraconazole , essential oil , medicine , traditional medicine , antifungal , biology , plasmodium falciparum , malaria , botany , immunology , dermatology
Eumycetoma caused by Madurella mycetomatis is treated with surgery and high doses of itraconazole and ketoconazole. These agents are toxic, and new therapies are required.
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