
pmid: 20634332
The speciesCandidais a group of opportunistic pathogenic commensals in immune-compromised patients. Treatment ofCandidainfections is becoming increasingly difficult due to antifungal drug resistance, especially with fluconazole (FLC), which is a commonly used azole. In the present study thein vitroantifungal activity of eugenol (EUG) and methyleugenol (MEUG) alone and in combination against 64 FLC-sensitive and 34 FLC-resistant clinicalCandidaisolates is highlighted. All the strains were susceptible to both the naturally occurring phenyl propanoids. The nature of the interaction was studied from fractional inhibitory concentration indices (FICIs) for both EUG plus FLC, and MEUG plus FLC combinations calculated from chequerboard microdilution assays. FICI values depicted a high synergism of FLC with both compounds, which was greatest with MEUG. FLC-resistantCandidaisolates showed high sensitivity to both compounds. No antagonistic activity was seen in the strains tested in the present study. From these results we suggest that EUG and MEUG have great potential as antifungals, and that FLC can be supplemented with EUG and MEUG to treat FLC-resistantCandidainfections.
Antifungal Agents, Molecular Structure, Eugenol, Candidiasis, Humans, Drug Synergism, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Fluconazole, Candida
Antifungal Agents, Molecular Structure, Eugenol, Candidiasis, Humans, Drug Synergism, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Fluconazole, Candida
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