Development of an oregano-based ointment with anti-microbial activity including activity against methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 377-380

  Eng, William ^a   Norman, Robert ^b  

^a LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACITRACIN PLUS NEOMYCIN PLUS POLYMYXIN B; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NEOSPORIN; OREGANO EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OINTMENT; OREGANO; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA; SERRATIA ODORIFERA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OINTMENTS; ORIGANUM; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 77953638121     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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