COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON THE ANTIFUNGAL EFFECT OF DIFFERENT “NYSTATIN” PREPARATIONS

Document Type : Research article

Authors

Dept. of Ver. Med. Fac. of Ver. Med. Cairo Univ.

Abstract

The effect of nystatin ointment, nystatin E. comp. ointment. nystatin paste, nystatin E. comp. paste and a mixture of tolnaftate and nystatin on different types of fungi was studied.
It was found that nystatin preparatios was effective against a wide range of fungi. Tolnaftate was effective against dermatophyte. and the combination of both would be useful in the treatment of Riixed infection due to yeast and dermatophytes.