Synergistic effects of the combination of 20-hydroxyecdysone with ampicillin and gentamicin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1576-1581

  Kim, Eun Sook ^a   Jeong, Seung Il ^b   Kim, Jung Hoon ^c   Park, Channy ^a   Kim, Shin Moo ^d   Kim, Jin Kyung ^a   Lee, Kang Min ^e   Lee, Sang Heon ^f   So, Hongseob ^a   Park, Rakil ^a  

^a Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Jeonju Bio Materials Institute   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^d Wonkwang Health Science University   (South Korea)

^e Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^f Wonkwang Medical Science ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

20 hydroxyecdysone; Achyranthes japonica; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Synergism

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ECDYSTERONE; GENTAMICIN;

ACHYRANTHES; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

ACHYRANTHES; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECDYSTERONE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

ACHYRANTHES JAPONICA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 74749097562     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0903.03015     Document Type: Article

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