The "in vitro" antifungal activity evaluation of propolis G12 ethanol extract on Cryptococcus neoformans Avaliação da atividade antifúngica do extrato etanólico de própolis G12 sobre Cryptococcus neoformans

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Fabrício Freitas Fernandes, Amanda Latercia Tranches Dias, Cíntia Lacerda Ramos, Masaharu Ikegaki, Antonio Martins de Siqueira, Marília Caixeta Franco
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2007
• Subjects: Propolis; Antifungal activity; Cryptococcus neoformans; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Duarte
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652007000200005; https://doaj.org/article/9f81b4aee86a435d9df63ab7a00c351d

Cryptococcosis is a worldwide disease caused by the etiological agent Cryptococcus neoformans. It affects mainly immunocompromised humans. It is relatively rare in animals only affecting those that have received prolonged antibiotic therapy. The propolis is a resin that can present several biologica...