Antibacterial effect of β-thujaplicin on staphylococci isolated from atopic dermatitis: Relationship between changes in the number of viable bacterial cells and clinical improvement in an eczematous lesion of atopic dermatitis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-122

  Arima, Yaeno ^a   Nakai, Yoriko ^a   Hayakawa, Ritsuko ^b   Nishino, Takeshi ^a  

^a KYOTO PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

thujaplicin; Atopic dermatitis; MRSA; Staphylococci; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; MINOCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; THUJAPLICIN; TROPOLONE DERIVATIVE; ZINC OXIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN SURFACE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL SURVIVAL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONOTERPENES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TROPOLONE; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 0037254187     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg037     Document Type: Article

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