Antibacterial effects of home-made resin salve from Norway spruce (Picea abies)

APMIS

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-340

  Rautio, M ^a   Sipponen, A ^b   Peltola, R ^c   Lohi, J ^d   Jokinen, J J ^e   Papp, A ^f   Carlson, P ^a   Sipponen, P ^a  

^a JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Rovaniemi Health Centre   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Infection; Microbiology; MRSA; Norway spruce; Resin; Skin ulcer; VRE

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT RESIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOSTASIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NORWAY SPRUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SALVE; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN ULCER; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; PICEA; RESINS, PLANT;

EID: 34248348658     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2007.apm_548.x     Document Type: Article

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