Increasing of the aminoglicosyde antibiotic activity against a multidrug-resistant E. coli by Turnera ulmifolia L. and chlorpromazine

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 332-335

  Coutinho, Henrique D M ^a   Costa, José G M ^b   Lima, Edeltrudes O ^c   Falcão Silva, Vivyanne S ^c   Siqueira Júnior, José P ^c  

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

^b Leao Sampaio College   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aminoglycosides; Antibiotic resistance; Chlorpromazine; Ethanol extract; Modifying antibiotic activity; Turnera ulmifolia

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; TURNERA;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORPROMAZINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; DRUG SYNERGISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TURNERA;

EID: 77949861473     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800409340052     Document Type: Article

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