Comparative antimicrobial activity of aloe vera gel on microorganisms of public health significance

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 416-423

  Shahzad, Khurram ^a   Ahmad, Rauf ^a   Nawaz, Shaista ^a   Saeed, Salman ^a   Iqbal, Zafar ^a  

^a PCSIR LABORATORIES COMPLEX   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acne cream; Aloe vera; Antimicrobial; Cooling gel; Fresh gel; Preserved gel

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FICUUM; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA UTILIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG FORMULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GEL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 65549141214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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