Evaluation of the activity of 16 medicinal plants against Neisseria gonorrhoeae

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-91

  Shokeen, P ^a   Bala, M ^b   Tandon, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Medicinal plants; Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Indexed keywords

ADHATODA VASICA EXTRACT; ALANGIUM SALVIIFOLIUM EXTRACT; ALBIZZIA LEBBECK EXTRACT; ANETHUM SOWA EXTRACT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CEDRELA TOONA EXTRACT; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRYNARIA PEREGRINA EXTRACT; EUGENIA CAMALDULENSIS EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; MICHELIA CHAMPACA EXTRACT; PENICILLIN G; PHYLANTHUS FRATERNUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLUMERIA RUBRA EXTRACT; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; SALVADORA PERSICA EXTRACT; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URGINEA INDICA EXTRACT;

ADHATODA; ALANGIUM SALVIIFOLIUM; ALBIZZIA LEBBECK; ANETHUM SOWA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CEDRELA TOONA; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRYNARIA PEREGRINA; EUGENIA CAMALDULENSIS; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICHELIA CHAMPACA; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PHYLANTHUS FRATERNUS; PLUMERIA RUBRA; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SALVADORA PERSICA; URGINEA INDICA;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FERNS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEEDS;

EID: 59349086353     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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