Antibacterial activity of essential oils on microorganisms isolated from urinary tract infection;Atividade antibacteriana de óleos essenciais em cepas isoladas de infecção urinária

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 326-328

  Santos Pereira, Rogério ^a   Sumita, Tânia Cristina ^a   Furlan, Marcos Roberto ^a   Cardoso Jorge, Antonio Olavo ^a   Ueno, Mariko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAUBATÉ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enterobacteriaceae; Oils volatile; Plants medicinal; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; KLEBSIELLA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROORGANISM; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NONHUMAN; PLATING MEDIUM; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SPECIES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 2942684897     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102004000200025     Document Type: Article

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