Conventional use of honey as antibacterial agent

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 78-81

  Agbaje, E O ^a   Ogunsanya, T ^a   Aiwerioba, O I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agent; Honey; Natural products

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CIFRAN; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; NATURAL PRODUCT; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HONEY; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALBUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33750736985     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 15963519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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