Antifungal potential of eugenyl acetate against clinical isolates of Candida species.

The study evaluated the efficiency of eugenyl acetate (EA), a phytochemical in clove essential oil, against clinical isolates of Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis, Candida tropicalis, and Candida glabrata. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of EA against Candida isolates were in the range between 0.1% and 0.

Microbiology and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of commensal flora in the middle nasal meatus.

Objectives: We examined the microbiology and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of commensal flora in the middle nasal meatus of normal subjects who were free of health care-associated risks and sinonasal disease.

Methods: A prospective study was performed on 70 healthy volunteers without health care-associated risks or sinonasal disease. Middle meatal specimens were carefully taken by an endoscopically guided swab technique.