A study of the in vivo activity of the leaf extract of Alchornea cordifolia against multiply antibiotic resistant S. aureus isolate in mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-71

  Igbeneghu, O A ^a   Iwalewa, E O ^a   Lamikanra, A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alchornea cordifolia; Antibacterial activity; Ethanol extract; In vivo; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN V; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EUPHORBIA; FEMALE; LD 50; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURVIVAL TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEMALE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA; MUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33846582292     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2003     Document Type: Article

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