Association of the essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf with nystatin against oral cavity yeasts

Abstract Oral thrush or candidiasis is a fairly common infectious fungal disease that is mainly caused by species of the genus Candida spp. In this work, we evaluated the antifungal activity of the essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf (lemongrass) and its combination with nystatin against...

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Main Authors: LUIZ FRANCISLEY DE PAIVA, ANA BEATRIZ A. TEIXEIRA-LOYOLA, TAYLOR B. SCHNAIDER, ANGÉLICA CRISTINA DE SOUZA, LIDIANY M. ZACARONI LIMA, DISNEY R. DIAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2022-02-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652022000100905&tlng=en