Evaluation of a synergistic combination between the non-antibiotic microbicides diclofenac and trifluoperazine [5]

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 599-601

  Dastidar, Sujata G ^a   Annadurai, S ^a   Kumar, K Asok ^a   Dutta, N K ^b   Chakrabarty, A N ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIMEMAZINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DICLOFENAC; FLUPHENAZINE; PHENOTHIAZINE; PROMAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; THIORIDAZINE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG POTENTIATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LD 50; LETTER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0037844736     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(03)00064-5     Document Type: Letter

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