Effect of Momordica charantia L. in the resistance to aminoglycosides in methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 467-471

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

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

^b Leao Sampaio College   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aminoglycosides; Chlorpromazine; Ethanol extract; Modifying antibiotic activity; Momordica charantia; MRSA

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; METICILLIN; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; NEOMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORPROMAZINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PLANT EXTRACTS;

CUCURBITACEAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78650213450     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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