Sensitivities of Pityrosporum sp. to selected commercial shampoos.
Sensitivity of 25 strains of Pityrosporum sp. to four commercial shampoos was tested using a gel diffusion method and determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). All the shampoos when undiluted gave inhibition zones in the gel diffusion test with 13 of the 15 strains tested. Two strains were resistant to 'Polytar'. 'Polytar' was fungistatic, 'Selsun' 'Cetavlon P.C.' and 'Genisol' were fungicidal. MIC results showed the yeast to be most sensitive to 'Cetavlon' and 'Selsun'.
D006203:Hair Preparations / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D008290:Malassezia / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
D006203:Hair Preparations