background: iranian (lahijan) black tea caffeine has been previously shown to have antifungal activity against candida albicans. the aim of this study was to investigate whether the combination of caffeine and fluconazole (flu) has an effective antifungal activity on a flu-resistant (mic >64mgl-1) c. albicans ptcc5027. materials and methods: caffeine from lahijan black tea was extracted and its...

in vitro assessment of the antifungal activities was evaluated in the present study for both aqueous and ethanol extracts prepared from leaves of avicennia marina and rhizophora mucronata . leaves of mangrove species were collected from qeshm and syrik of south-east coast of iran, mangrove forest respectively. antimicrobial tests were carried out through disk diffusion method. minimum fungicida...

conclusions these findings highlight the importance of precise and correct species identification of clinical yeast isolates via molecular approaches, and of monitoring the antifungal susceptibility of candida species recovered from clinical sources. laboratories should consider routine mic testing of c. glabrata isolates collected from sterile sites. surveillance studies of candida species and...

conclusions our findings showed that streptomyces has antifungal effects against m. canis. results in this study the most antagonist of actinomycete isolates with antifungal activity against m. canis isolates of l1, d5, ks1m, km2, kn1, ks8 and ks1 were shown in vitro. electron microscopic studies showed that some fungal strains form spores, mycelia and spore chain. nucleotide analysis showed th...

conclusions our findings indicate that resistance of c. albicans strains to azoles is more common in tokat, turkey. therefore, a strategy to control the inappropriate and widespread use of antifungal drugs is urgently needed. fungal culturing and antifungal susceptibility testing will be useful in patient management as well as resistance surveillance. materials and methods a total of 201 c. alb...

background and purpose: the incidence of fungal infection as well as candidemia has increased significantly, contributing to morbidity and mortality in the developed countries. the alarming increase in infections with multidrug resistant bacteria is due to overuse of a broad spectrum antimicrobials, which leads to over growth of candida spp.; thus, enhancing its opportunity to cause the disease...

the primary focus of the present study was to evaluate the occurrence of candida albicans isolatesin the oral cavity and its probable correlation with dental implant applications and prosthesis. wecollected oral swabs from patients who had attended private dentistry clinics, followed by stringentand controlled antifungal susceptibility testing and calculation of colony forming units (cfus).amph...

vulvovaginal candidiasis is caused by the increasing number of candida species as normal flora in the vagina. to assess the transmission rout as well as to determine the suitable antifungal drugs for treatment, the exact identification of candida species is crucial. therefore, earlier detection of infection allows quick initiation of antifungal therapy with a greater probability for improved su...

New molecular identification techniques and the increased number of patients with various immune defects or underlying conditions lead to the emergence and/or the description of novel species of human and animal fungal opportunistic pathogens. Antifungal susceptibility provides important information for ecological, epidemiological and therapeutic issues. The aim of this study was to assess the ...

Over the past quarter of a century, invasive fungal infections have emerged as an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Although several new antifungal drugs have been licensed in recent years, antifungal drug resistance is becoming a major concern during treatment of such patients. The resistance may be intrinsic, acquired or clinical. The understanding of t...