Basil Leaf Extract and Eugenol against Isolates of Candida sp. Causing Oral Candidiasis in HIV/AIDS

• Main Authors: Dwi Murtiastutik, -, Emma Hidayati Sasmito, Emma, Afif Nurul Hidayati, Afif, Rahmadewi, -, Sawitri, -, Budi Utomo, -, SUDJARWO, -, Pepy Dwi Endraswari, -, Diah Mira Indramaya, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Pakistan Association of Dermatologists 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/127973/1/Artikel%20Tambahan%2011.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/127973/2/Kualitas%20Karil%20Tambahan%2011.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/127973/3/Turnitin%20Tambahan%2011.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/127973/; https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/2029/1830
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background Oral candidiasis is an opportunistic infection of the oral mucosa caused by Candida sp., frequently found in HIV/AIDS patients. Basil leaf extract (Ocimum sanctum Linn.), which contains eugenol, a compound believed to inhibit the growth of Candida sp. Objective To evaluate the antifung...