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October 10, 2025Open Access

In Vitro Antifungal Effect of Selected Essential Oils Against Clinical Isolates Causing Fungal Keratitis: A Preliminary Pharmacological Evaluation

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EAElijah AkegbeNMNuno MesquitaCCCélia Cabral

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Overview

Preliminary evaluation of essential oils reveals significant antifungal activity against fungal keratitis pathogens, suggesting new therapeutic avenues.

Key Points

  • Cymbopogon citratus essential oil demonstrated higher antifungal activity than Lavandula pedunculata.
  • Aspergillus fumigatus showed the highest inhibition zone diameter of 90.0mm with essential oils at various concentrations.
  • Essential oils were effective against molds after three days, but their activity decreases over time for Lavandula pedunculata.
  • This research highlights the potential of essential oils in developing new antifungal therapies for fungal keratitis.

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Akegbe et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e861907ef2f04ca37e40bbhttps://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202510.0240.v1
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