Scientific Research and Essays Vol. 2 (2), 043-046, February 2007          
ISSN 1992-2248 © 2007 Academic Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Preliminary study on Candida albicans obtained from an AIDS patient

Vincent C. Okore*, Chima M. Ugwu, Peace O. Oleghe and Paul A. Akpa

Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria.

*Corresponding author's E-Mail: okorevin@yahoo.co.uk. Phone: +234 803 585 9798.

Accepted 19 January, 2007

Aqueous pod extract of Lecaniodiscus cupanioides was found to exhibit a substantial inhibitory action on both the laboratory strain and a clinical isolate of Candida albicans obtained from an AIDS patient. This action was selective as no other fungal or bacterial species tested was similarly inhibited. It is expected that this extract would have potentials as an herbal treatment of oral thrush manifested by immunosuppressed individuals.

Key words:     Lecaniodiscus cupanioides, anti-candidal specificity, Candida albicans, oral thrush, AIDS.