Absence of bacterial resistance to medical-grade manuka honey

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1237-1241

  Cooper, R A ^a   Jenkins, L ^a   Henriques, A F M ^a,b   Duggan, R S ^a   Burton, N F ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANUKACARE 18; METICILLIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HONEY; INOCULATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG TOLERANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HONEY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERIAL PASSAGE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 77957299024     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-0992-1     Document Type: Article

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