Marine Ascomycetes Extract Antifungal Susceptibility against Candida spp. Isolates from Oral Candidiasis HIV/AIDS Patient: An In Vitro Study.

Objective:  The etiology of oral candidiasis (OC) was , , , that are frequently found in human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients. Marine ascomycetes (MA) have been widely reported as an important producer of various antibiotic compounds. However, there is limited study of antifungal compounds from MA against species. The aim of this study was to investigate the antifungal susceptibility of MA against Candida spp. isolates from OC HIV/AIDS patient.

Materials And Methods:  . is a sponge-associated fungus collected from Karimunjawa National Park, Central Java, Indonesia. The validation of . was done by ChromAgar. This study was true experimental with post-test only control group design; the sample was four replications for each group. Nystatin administration (K +), the golden standard antifungal drug, was used. The minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC), minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), and diffusion zone methods were done. Analysis of variance difference test, and post-hoc Tukey's honest significant different were done to analyze the significant different between groups ( ≤ 0.05).

Results:  The MFC and MIC of MA against , and were found at 12.5%. In addition, the greatest diffusion zone of MA against , and was found at 12.5%. There is no appreciable difference in antifungal activity between K + and 12.5% of MA extract ( ≥ 0.05).

Conclusion:  Concentration of 12.5% MA extract has antifungal susceptibility against . isolates from OC HIV/AIDS patient.