Bacteriological quality of skin-moisturizing creams and lotions distributed in a tropical developing country

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 922-928

  Okeke, I N ^a,b   Lamikanra, A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH HAZARDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; TROPICS;

BACILLUS SPP; BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY; E. COLI; GRAM-NEGATIVE ORGANISMS; NIGERIA; PSEUDOMONAS SPP; SURVIVAL OF BACTERIA; TROPICAL CONDITIONS; VIABLE COUNT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ORGANIC MATTER; PRESERVATIVE; WATER;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH HAZARD; LOTION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING; PRESERVATION; PROVOCATION TEST; PSEUDOMONAS; QUALITY CONTROL; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STORAGE; SURVIVAL; WATER CONTENT;

BACILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0034777350     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2001.01456.x     Document Type: Article

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