Synergism and postantibiotic effect of tobramycin and Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

Phytomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 317-322

  D'Arrigo, Manuela ^a   Ginestra, Giovanna ^a   Mandalari, Giuseppina ^a   Furneri, P M ^b   Bisignano, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Melaleuca alternifolia; Post antibiotic effect; Synergism; Tea tree oil; Tobramycin

Indexed keywords

TEA TREE OIL; TOBRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POSTANTIBIOTIC EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MELALEUCA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEA TREE OIL; TOBRAMYCIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 76749133567     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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