Antifungal effect of the effect of Securigera securidaca L. vaginal gel on Candida species
Author(s) -
Atefeh Raesi Vanani,
Masoud Mahdavinia,
Heibatullah Kalantari,
Saeed Khoshnood,
Maryam Shirani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current medical mycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.369
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2423-3439
pISSN - 2423-3420
DOI - 10.18502/cmm.5.3.1744
Subject(s) - candida krusei , candida albicans , traditional medicine , candida parapsilosis , corpus albicans , antifungal , vagina , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , surgery
Candida species are opportunistic fungi, capable of causing acute and chronic infections in the gastrointestinal tract, vagina, and oral mucosa, among which Candida albicans is the most important species. The Securigera securidaca L. is used as an antiseptic to treat some diseases in traditional Iranian medicine. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of S. securidaca extracts and vaginal gel against different Candida species.
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