Synergistic effects of phytochemicals and oxacillin on laboratory passage-derived vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strain

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-136

  Basri, Dayang Fredalina ^a   Zin, Neraziah M ^a   Bakar, Nur Salwani ^a   Rahmat, Faralisa ^a   Mohtar, Mastura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

FIC; Flavonoid; MIC; Phytochemicals; Synergism; VISA

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANISIC ACID; BERBERINE; CAFFEIC ACID; CATECHIN; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CHRYSIN; CINNAMIC ACID; COLCHICINE; ELLAGIC ACID; EPICATECHIN; ESCULETIN; FERULIC ACID; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; HESPERETIN; HESPERIDIN; NARINGENIN; OXACILLIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PIPERINE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; QUERCETIN; QUININE; RUTOSIDE; SALICYLIC ACID; TANNIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VANILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 51749123122     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2008.131.136     Document Type: Article

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