Antifungal Activity of Local Anesthetics Against Candida Species

Objective: To evaluate the activity of benzydamine, lidocaine, and bupivacaine, three drugs with local anesthetic activity, against Candida albicans and non-albicans strains and to clarify their mechanism of activity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cidália Pina-Vaz, Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues, Filipe Sansonetty, J. Martinez-De-Oliveira, António F. Fonseca, Per-Anders Mårdh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744900000168