Enhancement of antimicrobial activity of furazolidone and nitrofurantoin against clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae by piperitone

International Journal of Aromatherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-80

  Shahverdi, A R ^a   Rafii, F ^b   Fazeli, M R ^a   Jamalifar, H ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterobacteria; Furazolidone; Nitrofurantoin; Piperitone

Indexed keywords

FURAZOLIDONE; NITROFURANTOIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CITROBACTER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENERAL HOSPITAL; IRAN; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROTEUS; SALMONELLA; SERRATIA;

EID: 3042833026     PISSN: 09624562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijat.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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