Evaluationg the antibacterial activity of elephantopus scaber extracts on clinical isolates of β-lactamase producing methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus from UTI patients

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-169

  Jasmine, R ^a   Daisy, P ^a   Selvakumar, B N ^b  

^a HOLY CROSS COLLEGE   (India)

^b CSI Mission General Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Elephantopus scaber; ESBL; MRSA; MSSA

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; AMPICILLIN; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLOXACILLIN; ELEPHANTOPUS SCABER EXTRACT; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; HEXANE; METHANOL; PENICILLIN G; PLANT EXTRACT; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; ELEPHANTOPUS SCABER; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 34548646989     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2007.165.169     Document Type: Article

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