Antimicrobial efficacy of eucalyptus oil and 1,8-cineole alone and in combination with chlorhexidine digluconate against microorganisms grown in planktonic and biofilm cultures

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1219-1225

  Hendry, E R ^a   Worthington, T ^a   Conway, B R ^a   Lambert, P A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Essential oils; Synergy

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CINEOLE; EUCALYPTUS OIL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TERPENE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; EUCALYPTUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUCALYPTUS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONOTERPENES; PLANT OILS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 76249084656     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp362     Document Type: Article

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