Antifungal Effect of Lavender Essential Oil (Lavandula angustifolia) and Clotrimazole onCandida albicans: AnIn VitroStudy
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Antifungal Effect of Lavender Essential Oil (Lavandula angustifolia) and Clotrimazole on Candida albicans: An In Vitro Study
Background. The treatment of candidiasis infections is an important problem in the health care system. This study aimed to investigate the in vitro effect of lavender essential oil and clotrimazole on isolated C. albicans from vaginal candidiasis. Materials and Methods. In this clinical trial, C. albicans isolated from the vaginal discharge samples was obtained. Results. The pairwise comparison...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientifica
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-908X
DOI: 10.1155/2015/261397