Antibacterial activity of antimycotic miconazole against methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 572-575

  Lee, Sang Hwa ^a   Kim, Chang Jin ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

tocopherol; Antibacterial activity; Miconazole; MRSA

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; METICILLIN; MICONAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOSTASIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PH;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033397340     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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