Treatment of Oral and Vulvovaginal Candidiasis by Natural Products
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 1539
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The emergence of fungal infections is increasingly considered a public health problem, especially in immunocompromised or hospitalized patients with subjacent diseases. Yeasts of the genus Candida, belonging to the human microbiota and capable of becoming pathogenic upon an unbalance in the host immune system, are a major concern triggering, for example, inflammatory processes. These yeasts can cause various types of infections: localized or superficial, affecting the skin or mucous membranes, or more serious forms, such as systemic ones. Furthermore, the antifungal arsenal is reduced, especially with the increase in resistance, toxicity, and difficulty in therapeutic choice. Faced with the above, natural products may be an alternative in the treatment of fungal infections caused by these species, mainly for vulvovaginal and oral candidiasis.
Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Luiz Fabri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Candida spp.
- oral candidiasis
- vulvovaginal candidiasis
- natural products
- antifungal activity
