In vitro inhibition of drug-resistant and drug-sensitive strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by ethnobotanically selected South African plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 347-354

  Lall, N ^a   Meyer, J J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium tuberculosis; South African medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SCREENING; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACETONE; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ISONIAZID; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RADIOMETRY; RIFAMPIN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032994004     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00185-8     Document Type: Article

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