Table 1. - Activity in vitro of the citronella extract (CE) and terbinafine (TERB) on 31 isolates of Microsporum canis .
Drugs | M. canis (31) | |
---|---|---|
1 MIC range | CE | 9.75-625 |
TERB | 0.001-1 | |
MIC50 | CE | 19.50 |
TERB | 0.001 | |
MIC90 | CE | 78.00 |
TERB | 0.001 | |
2 MFC range | CE | 9.75-625 |
MFC50 | CE | 19.50 |
MFC90 | CE | 78.00 |
1Minimum inhibitory concentration - MIC (µg/mL); MIC50 and MIC90 for drug and extract: MIC capable of inhibiting 50% and 90% of the isolates, respectively. 2Minimum fungicidal concentration - MFC (µg/mL); The MFC50 and MFC90 are the MFCs capable of inhibiting 50% and 90% of the isolates, respectively. Trichophyton rubrum ATCC 28189 - MIC = 39 µg/mL, MFC = 39 µg/mL.