New antimicrobial combinations: Substituted chalcones-oxacillin against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 470-475

  Talia, Juan Manuel ^a   Debattista, Nora Beatriz ^a   Pappano, Nora Beatriz ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Combinations; Oxacillin; S. aureus; Substituted chalcones

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79959409259     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822011000200010     Document Type: Article

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