Antimicrobial activity of five herbal extracts against Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) strains of bacteria and fungus of clinical origin

Molecules

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 586-597

  Khan, Rosina ^a,b   Islam, Barira ^a   Akram, Mohd ^a   Shakil, Shazi ^a   Ahmad, Anis ^a   Ali, S Manazir ^b   Siddiqui, Mashiatullah ^b   Khan, Asad U ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agent; Herbal extracts; Multi drug resistant

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 61449203801     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules14020586     Document Type: Article

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