Synergistic antibacterial and antibiotic effects of bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids on clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Molecules

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 9819-9826

  Zuo, Guo Ying ^a   Li, Yang ^a,b   Wang, Tao ^a   Han, Jun ^c   Wang, Gen Chun ^a   Zhang, Yun Ling ^a   Pan, Wei Dong ^d  

^a KUNMING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YUNNAN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Anti MRSA; Bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid; Cefazolin; FICI; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZYLISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; BISBENZYLISOQUINOLINE; TETRANDRINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; TIME;

ALKALOIDS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENZYLISOQUINOLINES; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84555189856     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules16129819     Document Type: Article

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