Antibacterial activity of hydroxychalcone against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 227-231

  Sato, Masaru ^a   Tsuchiya, Hironori ^a   Miyazaki, Takashi ^a   Fujiwara, Syuu ^a   Yamaguchi, Ryozo ^a   Kureshiro, Hidetoshi ^a   Iinuma, Munekazu ^b  

^a ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) index; Hydroxychalcone; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Indexed keywords

2,4,2' TRIHYDROXY 5' CHALCONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; SPARFLOXACIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029871090     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-8579(95)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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