The potential role of garlic (Allium sativum) against the multi-drug resistant tuberculosis pandemic: A review

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 465-473

  Dini, Catia ^a   Fabbri, Alessia ^b   Geraci, Andrea ^b  

^a Ministero degli Affari Esteri   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB); South Africa; Traditional healers (TH); Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GARLIC; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; PANDEMIC; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GARLIC; HUMANS; PANDEMICS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 84555208320     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN_11_04_18     Document Type: Review

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