Antifungal activity of Cymbopogon citratus essential oil on Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis strains isolated from nosocomial infections

The antifungal activity of Cymbopogon citratus essential oil was assessed by means of agar diffusion technique on 24 Candida albicans isolates and 15 Candida tropicalis isolates originated from patients with suspected nosocomial infection, and one Candida albicans ATCC 10231 standard strain. Cymbopo...

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Autores: Silva, Fernando de Sá, Ferreira, Tatiane Morais, Teodoro, Guilherme Rodrigues, Costa, Anna Carolina Borges Pereira da, Maria, Aguida, Beltrame Júnior, Milton, Salvador, Marcos José, Paula, Claudete Rodrigues de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Repositorio:Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br:article/32705
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/32705
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Candida spp
lemongrass
Cymbopogon citratus
antifungal activity
essential oil
capim limão
atividade antifúngica
óleo essencial
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Sumario:The antifungal activity of Cymbopogon citratus essential oil was assessed by means of agar diffusion technique on 24 Candida albicans isolates and 15 Candida tropicalis isolates originated from patients with suspected nosocomial infection, and one Candida albicans ATCC 10231 standard strain. Cymbopogon citratus essential oil showed antifungal activity on 100% of the isolates which were analyzed from 25% (v/v) on concentrations, indicating its effective activity on nosocomial microorganisms.

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