objective(s) to compare two identification methods, i.e., restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp)-pcr analysis and enzymatic method rapid tm yeast plus system to identify different species causing vulvovaginal candidiasis (vvc). materials and methods vaginal discharges of women who had attended the gynecology outpatient clinic of mobini hospital in sabzevar, iran were collected using co...

The fraction of the neutral extraction leaves Espeletia semiglobulata Cuatrec. was subjected to chromatographic separation, it yielded four ent-kaurene type diterpenoids: three known [ent-kaur-16-en-19-al (I), ent-kaur-18-nor-16-en-4-ol (III), ent-kaur-16-en-19-ol (IV)] and a new one elucidated as ent-kaur-3-acetoxy-15-ene (II), based on physicochemical spectroscopic data FTIR, GC-MS, 1D 2D NMR...

Background: Resistance to antifungal drugs, especially towards triazoles, is commonly referred to by clinicians, but data on its prevalence in developing countries is limited. Methodology: To determine the prevalence of triazole-resistance amongst pathogenic yeasts and moulds, we assessed the in vitro susceptibility of 250 isolates from hospitalized patients at five Mexican cities towards ampho...

The antifungal activity of FK463 against 72 recent clinical isolates of Candida albicans (24), Candida glabrata (17), Candida tropicalis (11), Candida krusei (8) and Candida parapsilosis (12) was compared with those of amphotericin B, fluconazole and itraconazole by means of a broth microdilution method specified by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) document M27-A...

Significant dropping of infectious disease is owned greatly to antibiotic development industry. Due to prevalence of drug resistance organisms alongside with other problems, scientists are focusing on medicinal plants. Medicinal plants and their antimicrobial components are attractive alternatives for antibiotics. In the present project, the antimicrobial effects of methanolic extract and fract...

INTRODUCTION C. tropicalis and C. krusei have emerged as virulent species causing oral infections. Both have developed resistance to commonly prescribed azole antifungal agents. OBJECTIVE The study aimed to determine the effect of mouth rinses containing chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX), cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) and their combination (CHX-CPC) on the growth of these strains. METHODS Th...

A prospective multicenter surveillance program on yeast bloodstream infections was implemented in the Paris, France, area without restrictions on ward of hospitalization (intensive care unit, hematology, and surgery) or age (adults and children). The present analysis concerns 2,618 isolates collected over 7 years from 2,441 patients. Centralized species identification and antifungal susceptibil...