Effectiveness of five antidandruff cosmetic formulations against planktonic cells and biofilms of dermatophytes

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• 作者：Renan Martins dos Santos^a ; ^c ; ^{renanmarti@hotmail.com} ; Marcus Viní ; cius Dias-Souza^b ; ^c ; ^{souzamv@microb.dout.ufmg.br}
• 关键词：Dandruff ; Dermatophytes ; Formulations ; Microbiological ; Physicochemical
• 刊名：Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：24
• 期：2
• 页码：331-337
• 全文大小：396 K
• 卷排序：24

文摘

This study aimed to investigate the in vitro antifungal effectiveness of five different formulations against dandruff and ringworm dermatophytes. Candida albicans was also included in our assays. Fungal susceptibility tests were performed with planktonic cells and biofilms of reference strains. Microbiological and physicochemical quality parameters were assessed for all formulations. Our data indicated that the formulations were effective against the dermatophytes strains, and to our knowledge, the effectiveness of cosmetic formulations against fungal biofilms is shown for the first time. The formulations were considered effective against the explored dermatophytes and were considered safe given the adequate microbiological and physicochemical characteristics shown in the proposed assays.