Antibacterial and antifungal properties of human cerumen

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 375-378

  Lum, C L ^a   Jeyanthi, S ^a   Prepageran, N ^a   Vadivelu, J ^a   Raman, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Cerumen; External auditory canal; Otitis externa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CERUMEN; CHILD; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; EXTERNAL EAR; EXTERNAL OTITIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CERUMEN; CHILD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EAR, EXTERNAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS EXTERNA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049094105     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108003307     Document Type: Article

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