Antimicrobial activity of garlic extract against shigella

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 142-144

  Sadeghian, A ^a,b   Ghazvini, K ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Garlic; Shigella

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GARLIC EXTRACT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COST CONTROL; DILUTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REINFECTION; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0038445851     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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