Antimicrobial activity of extracts of local cough mixtures on upper respiratory tract bacterial pathogens

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 188-190

  Adeleye, I A ^a   Opiah, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; GARLIC EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ONION EXTRACT; PALM OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLA; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GARLIC; HONEY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; ONION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA SONNEI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA; COUGH; GARLIC; HONEY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NIGERIA; ONIONS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 0142186169     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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