Publications by authors named "Giovanna Leticia Hernandez Arriagada"
Influence of the human activity in the Atlantic Forest and in the prevalence of etiological agents of dermatophytosis in a coastal city of Southern Brazil [Ubatuba (São Paulo)].
Roseli Santos de Freitas Giovanna Letícia Hernández-Arriagada Paulo Ricardo Criado José Eduardo Costa Martins João Luiz Cardoso
Int J Dermatol
August 2008
Objective: Urea is commonly used as a keratolytic substance in the treatment of onychomycoses to improve the penetration of antifungal drugs in the lesion sites. The aim of the present study was to investigate the inhibitory action of urea on samples of dermatophytes in vitro.
Method: Minimum inhibitory concentration of urea was determined for 31 samples of dermatophytes cultured in Sabouraud-dextrose broth containing different concentrations (7.