The antibacterial activity of honey against coagulase-negative staphylococci

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 228-231

  French, V M ^a   Cooper, R A ^b   Molan, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Device related infections; Invasive medical devices; Manuka honey; Minimum active dilution

Indexed keywords

TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COAGULASE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; DILUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; HONEY; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; STANDARDIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COAGULASE; HONEY; HUMANS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 24044498346     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki193     Document Type: Article

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