Antifungal activity of thymol against clinical isolates of fluconazole-sensitive and -resistant Candida albicans.

N, Guo; J, Liu; X, Wu; X, Bi; R, Meng; X, Wang; H, Xiang; X, Deng; L, Yu

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.008052-0

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Antifungal activity of thymol against clinical isolates of fluconazole-sensitive and -resistant Candida albicans.

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Guo N

Liu J

Wu X

Abstract

Thymol (THY) was found to have in vitro antifungal activity against 24 fluconazole (FLC)-resistant and 12 FLC-susceptible clinical isolates of Candida albicans, standard strain ATCC 10231 and one experimentally induced FLC-resistant C. albicans S-1. In addition, synergism was observed for clinical i...

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