Antibacterial activity of Propolis and its active principles alone and in combination with macrolides, beta-lactams and fluoroquinolones against microorganisms responsible for respiratory infections

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 164-171

  Speciale, Annamaria ^a   Costanzo, R ^a   Puglisi, S ^a   Musumeci, R ^b   Catania, M R ^c   Caccamo, F ^a   Iauk, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Propolis; Respiratory infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM; CEFACLOR; CHRYSIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FARNESOL; FERULIC ACID; GALANGIN; MACROLIDE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PINOCEMBRINE; PROPOLIS; QUERCETIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 33646848933     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2006.18.2.164     Document Type: Article

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