Maria do Rosário Rodrigues Silva

TL;DR: The essential oil from the hydrodistillation of Eugenia dysenterica leaves consisted mainly of beta-caryophyllene and alpha-humulene as the major sesquiterpene, while limonene andalpha-thujene were the major monoterpene hydrocarbons.

TL;DR: In this work, in vitro activity of the ethanolic crude extract, ethyl acetate, hexane, and chloroformic fractions, essential oil, and eugenol of O. gratissimum is studied using an agar dilution susceptibility method towards 25 isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans.

TL;DR: The efficacy of fluconazole therapy to eradicate Candida from urine was demonstrated and the principal risk factors that were observed in patients with candiduria included antibiotics therapy, urinary catheterization, surgical procedure, female sex and extended hospitalization.

TL;DR: The high frequency of candiduria and the possible predisposing factors found in ICU patients show that candiduria surveillance should be performed to help reducing nosocomial infections.

TL;DR: This study has demonstrated antifungal properties of Brazilian Cerrado plant extracts in "in vitro" assays, and the most effective plants were H. ovalifolia and E. uniflora, while Trichophyton rubrum was the most sensitive among the four dermatophytes species evaluated.