Microbial contamination of herbal preparations in Lagos, Nigeria [1]

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 296-297

  Adeleye, I A ^a   Okogi, G ^a   Ojo, E O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANCISTROPHYLLUM SECUNDIFLORUM EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BLACK ALUM EXTRACT; CEIBA PENTANDRA EXTRACT; CITRUS MEDICA VAR ACIDA EXTRACT; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ENANTIA EXTRACT; ERYTHROMYCIN; EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIPPOCRATEA INDICA EXTRACT; LOPHIRA ALATA EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PARINARI EXTRACT; PENICILLIN G; PERGU LARIA DAEMIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TETRAPLEURA TETRAPTERA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANCISTROPHYLLUM SECUNDIFLORUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLACK ALUM; CANDIDA; CEIBA PENTANDRA; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CITRUS MEDICA VAR ACIDA; CONVULSION; CORYNEBACTERIUM; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG QUALITY; ENANTIA; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS; FISTULA; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GEOTRICHUM; GOVERNMENT; HIPPOCRATEA INDICA; HUMAN; HYGIENE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLUYVEROMYCES; LETTER; LOPHIRA ALATA; MALARIA; MEDICAL CARE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARINARI; PERGU LARIA DAEMIA; PLANT; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI; RHIZOPUS; RHODOTORULA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SKIN DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TETRAPLEURA TETRAPTERA; TORULOPSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MEDICINE, HERBAL; NIGERIA; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CEIBA PENTANDRA; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CITRUS MEDICA; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENANTIA; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FISTULA; FUNGI; GEOTRICHUM; HIPPOCRATEA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLUYVEROMYCES; LOPHIRA ALATA; MANGIFERA INDICA; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; PARINARI; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI; RHIZOPUS; RHODOTORULA (ERYTHROBASIDIUM CLADE); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; TETRAPLEURA TETRAPTERA; TORULOPSIS;

EID: 27744443004     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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