nystatin-a1 and Tinea-Versicolor

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Animals; Candidiasis; Clinical Trials as Topic; Clotrimazole; Dermatomycoses; Erythrasma; Female; Humans; Imidazoles; Male; Middle Aged; Nystatin; Rats; Salicylates; Tinea; Tinea Versicolor

Topics: Benzoates; Candidiasis; Clinical Trials as Topic; Clotrimazole; Dermatomycoses; Humans; Imidazoles; Nystatin; Tinea; Tinea Versicolor

Topics: Administration, Topical; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Benzoates; Candida albicans; Candidiasis, Cutaneous; Clinical Trials as Topic; Corynebacterium; Female; Humans; Imidazoles; Malassezia; Male; Middle Aged; Nocardia Infections; Nystatin; Salicylates; Tinea; Tinea Versicolor; Trichophyton; Trityl Compounds

The sensitivity of Malassezia furfur and Malassezia pachydermatis to various antimicrobial agents both as single compounds and combined with various vehicles was evaluated in vitro using the agar diffusion method. Clotrimazole, thiabendazole, ketoconazole, econazole, miconazole and other agents were chosen taking into account their specific commercial formulations and their utilization in mycotic pathologies sustained by Malassezia genus in man and animals. The antimicrobial agents were compared with nystatin and amphotericin, regarded as references because of their well established activity against this species, and with some aspecific disinfectants. The results showed that the substances were effective in inhibiting the growth of these organisms, but that there was no relationship between in vitro activity and commercial formulations of the antimicrobials. Considerations concerning the relationships between Malassezia species in determining zoonotic pathologies and suggestions for the therapeutic use of drugs are reported.

Topics: Amphotericin B; Animals; Antifungal Agents; Clotrimazole; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Econazole; Humans; Ketoconazole; Malassezia; Miconazole; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Nystatin; Otitis; Tinea Versicolor

Budding yeasts were present in the majority of cases of otitis externa examined. A reddish-brown, dry, waxy discharge was the typical exudate. A successful treatment of yeast-infected ears was multiple otic lavages using a combination of an aqueous solution of poloxamer-iodine and application of an antifungal-antibiotic-corticosteroids ointment.

Topics: Animals; Antifungal Agents; Candida; Candidiasis; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Drug Combinations; Iodine; Malassezia; Neomycin; Nystatin; Otitis Externa; Poloxalene; Thiostrepton; Tinea Versicolor; Triamcinolone

Topics: Amphotericin B; Antifungal Agents; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Candidiasis, Oral; Diaper Rash; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Female; Griseofulvin; Humans; Male; Mouth Diseases; Nystatin; Ointments; Paronychia; Pruritus Ani; Skin Diseases; Tinea; Tinea Pedis; Tinea Versicolor

Topics: Antifungal Agents; Candidiasis, Cutaneous; Drug Therapy; Griseofulvin; Humans; Nystatin; Tinea Versicolor; Toxicology