The anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic compound ibuprofen also has antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria

Medical Science Research

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 801-802

  Chowdhury, Bhabadeb ^a,b   Roy, Debasish ^a,b   Chavan, Uttam ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Somnath ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Gram negative bacteria; Gram positive bacteria; Ibuprofen

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN;

ANALGESIA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PH;

EID: 0030445959     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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