title: [Investigation of the activity of the preparation cerbiden against Candida spp].
abstract: Antifungal activity of a new complex antibiotical preparation cerbiden obtained from medical plant Bidens cernua L. of the Asteraceae family, was investigated in vitro against the clinical and museum strains of Candida spp. High cerbiden activity against clinical and museum strains of Candida albicans, C. tropicalis, C. krusei, C. parapsilosis, C. guilliermondii, sensitive and resistant to nystatin, amphotericin B and clotrimazole was determined.
authors.affiliation: Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, 2/12 Acad. Glushkov Avenue, Kyiv, 03022, Ukraine.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Hladun
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bondarenko
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nahorna
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Smyrnova
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000494:pharmacology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D031176:Bidens / Q000737:chemistry*; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003022:Clotrimazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009761:Nystatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D009761:Nystatin; D000666:Amphotericin B; D003022:Clotrimazole