Isolation and identification of oral candida spp. from leukemic children under chemotherapy and treatment with extraction of different plants in vitro | ||
| Journal of baghdad college of dentistry | ||
| Article 1, Volume 24, Issue 4, December 2012, Pages 152-156 | ||
| Author | ||
| Heba F. Hassan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Oral candidiasis represents a serious problem for children with cancer during chemotherapy. The aim of this study was isolation and identification of oral candida spp. Materials and method: Sixty five oral swabs were taken from children suffering from leukemia. Results and Conclusion: The results of isolation in this research showed prevalence of candida.albicans at 64.62 % and C.glabrata 20%. In vitro antifungal activity of aqueous of (Quercus infectoria , Cinnamon , punica Granatum) at concentration 100-500mg/ml against ( C. albicans, C.glabrata, C.tropicalis and C .famata ) showed the Quercus infectoria was more active against ( C. albicans, C.glabrata, C.tropicalis and C .famata ) compared with others plants extracts which used in this study. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Oral candidasis; Candida Albicans; Quercus infectoria; cinnamon; Punica Granatum | ||
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