عنوان المقالة: Study Effect of Nystatin, Sodium Bicarbonate, Plant Extracts and some Factors ( Pregnancy, Oral Contraceptives, Antibiotic Therapy) on Candida albicans Causes Vaginal Candidiasis
100 samples(vaginal swabs) were collected from women with Vaginal
Candidiasis in Babylon Hospital for Pediatric and Gynecology in Hilla\Iraq.
for a period (July–November, 2008) .
Candida albicans was identified as a main cause of candidiasis. It has the
highest incidence %67.7 in vaginal swab specimens. The percentage of C.
albicans isolates was increased in the women with pregnancy, Oral
contraceptives and Antibiotic therapy.
Susceptibility of Candida albicans was tested against Nystatin
By Disc Diffusion method with concentrations (10, 100, 1000µg / ml). Th
concentration (1000 µg/ml) has the biggest inhibition zone 26.0mm.
The effect of Sodium Bicarbonate of C. albicans was studied with
concentrations (5 % ,10 % ,15 %). The concentration 15% was the most
effective, C. albicans have no growth in this concentration .
Ethanolic extracts of three plants : Allium sativum ; Myrtus communis &
pimpinella anisum L . have clear inhibited effects against C. albicans growth in
the low cocentrations, the extract of Allium sativum has highly effective .
أ.د. أمل طالب عطيه السعدي | Prof. Dr. Amal Talib Atiyah Al Sa'ady | 7198