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Antifungal action of α-pinene against Candida spp. isolated from patients with otomycosis and effects of its association with boric acid

Jefferson Rodrigues Nóbregaa Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8075-5176
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Daniele de Figuerêdo Silvaa Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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Francisco Patricio de Andrade Júniora Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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Paula Mariane Silva Sousab Academic Unit of Health, Education and Health Center, Federal University of Campina Grande, Cuité, Brazil
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Pedro Thiago Ramalho de Figueiredoa Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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Laísa Vilar Cordeiroa Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Edeltrudes de Oliveira Limaa Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9547-0886
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Pages 6190-6193 | Received 14 Feb 2020, Accepted 11 Oct 2020, Published online: 23 Oct 2020

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