Medical Condition Candidiasis

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 112 - candidiasis

Active Ingredients used for Candidiasis:

Echinacea, Lactobacillus Acidophilus

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
echinacea (echinacea angustifolia dc, echinacea pallida, echinacea purpurea)	when echinacea is used at the same time as the prescription cream econazole nitrate (spectazole ), vaginal yeast infections ( candida ) may occur less frequently. however, further research is needed to confirm this.	c
lactobacillus acidophilus	lactobacillus acidophilus taken by mouth or as a vaginal suppository has not been adequately assessed for the prevention or treatment of vaginal yeast infections. more research is needed in this area a before a strong conclusion can be drawn.	c

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.