Antimicrobial activity of topical skin pharmaceuticals - An In vitro study

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-245

  Alsterholm, Mikael ^a   Karami, Nahid ^a   Faergemann, Jan ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Azoles; Clioquinol; Fusidic acid; Halquinol; Hydrogen peroxide; Skin infection; Terbinafine

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CHLORQUINOL; CLIOQUINOL; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CLOBETASONE BUTYRATE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; DAKTACORT; DERMOVAT; ECONAZOLE; EMOVAT; FUSIDATE SODIUM; HALQUINOL PLUS TRIAMCINOLONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROKORTISON CCS; KENACUTAN; MICONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; TRIAMCINOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OINTMENTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 77953433323     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0840     Document Type: Article

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