Open AccessThe effect of polyherbal medicines used for the treatment of tuberculosis on other opportunistic organisms of humans infected with tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Bosede Famewo,
Anna Clarke,
Anthony Jide Afolayan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/pm.pm_468_16
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , minimum inhibitory concentration , aspergillus fumigatus , traditional medicine , candida albicans , agar dilution method , tuberculosis , agar dilution , microbiology and biotechnology , aspergillus , aspergillus niger , medicine , agar , biology , bacteria , pathology , genetics
In many immunocompromised patients, opportunistic bacterial and fungal infections are common. Polyherbal medicines examined in this study are used by the indigenous people of South Africa for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) and other opportunistic infections associated with TB.