Enhancement of the norfloxacin antibiotic activity by gaseous contact with the essential oil of Croton zehntneri

Journal of Young Pharmacists

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 362-364

  Coutinho, H D M ^a   Matias, E F F ^a   Santos, K K A ^a   Tintino, S R ^a   Souza, C E S ^a   Guedes, G M M ^a   Santos, F A D ^a   Costa, J G M ^a   Falcao Silva V S ^b   Siqueira Junior J P ^b  

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Croton zehntneri; gaseous contact; minimal inhibitory dose; multidrug resistant pathogens; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTRAGOLE; NORFLOXACIN; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON; CROTON ZEHNTNERI; DISTILLATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78650439453     PISSN: 09751483     EISSN: 09751505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.71625     Document Type: Article

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