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9009665

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9-10
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-6-3
pubmed:abstractText
The present report shows the efficacy of ajoene, a garlic-derived organic trisulphur, for short-term therapy of tinea pedis. The use of ajoene as a 0.4% (w/w) cream resulted in complete clinical and mycological cure in 27 of 34 patients (79%) after 7 days of treatment. The remaining seven patients (21%) achieved complete cure after seven additional days of treatment. All patients were evaluated for recurrence of mycotic infections 90 days after the end of treatment, yielding negative cultures for fungus. These results show that ajoene is an alternative, efficient and low-cost antimycotic drug for short-term therapy of tinea pedis. The fact that ajoene can be easily prepared from an alcoholic extract of garlic may make it suitable for Third World public health care.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0933-7407
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
393-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Efficacy of ajoene, an organosulphur derived from garlic, in the short-term therapy of tinea pedis.
pubmed:affiliation
Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Anzoategui, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't