Antibacterial effect of Zingiber officinale and Garcinia kola on respiratory tract pathogens

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 588-592

  Akoachere, J F T K ^a   Ndip, R N ^a   Chenwi, E B ^a   Ndip, L M ^a   Njock, T E ^a   Anong, D N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG EFFECT; GINGER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; CAMEROON; CHILD; DRUG SCREENING; GARCINIA KOLA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; GARCINIA KOLA; GINGER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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