Contamination of herbal medicinal products marketed in Kaduna metropolis with selected pathogenic bacteria

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-77

  Abba, Danladi ^a   Inabo, Helen I ^a   Yakubu, Sabo E ^a   Olonitola, Olayeni S ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibacterial assessment; Bacterial contamination; Herbal; Kaduna metropolis; Preparations

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; OFLOXACIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLATE COUNT; QUALITY CONTROL; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 58649086298     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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