In vitro screening of chewing stick extracts and sap on oral pathogens: Immune compromised infections

Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-100

  Agbelusi, G A ^a   Odukoya, O A ^b   Otegbeye, A F ^b  

^a Department of Preventive Dentistry

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

(MRSA) activity; Chewing sticks; Immunocompromised diseases; Odontogenic infections

Indexed keywords

HOSPITALS; PATHOGENS; PATIENT MONITORING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHEWING STICKS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED DISEASES; INFECTIONS; ODONTOGENIC INFECTIONS;

IMMUNOLOGY;

AFZELIA AFRICANA; APOCYNACEAE; ASTERACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BALANITES; BALANITES WILSONIANA; CAESALPINIOIDEAE; COMBRETACEAE; DIALIUM GUINEENSE; FABACEAE; HOSLUNDIA OPPOSITA; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; LAMIACEAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RAUVOLFIA; RAUVOLFIA VOMITORIA; TERMINALIA; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

EID: 34848905635     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2007.97.100     Document Type: Article

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