Open AccessAntifungal mechanisms supporting boric acid therapy of Candida vaginitis
Author(s) -
Francesco De Seta,
Martin Schmidt,
Benoît Ly Vu,
Michael Essmann,
Bryan Larsen
Publication year - 2008
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/dkn486
Subject(s) - boric acid , candida albicans , microbiology and biotechnology , yeast , chemistry , antimicrobial , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry
Boric acid is a commonly cited treatment for recurrent and resistant yeast vaginitis, but data about the extent and mechanism of its antifungal activity are lacking.
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