In vitro synergistic effect of psidium guineense (Swartz) in combination with antimicrobial agents against methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus Strains

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Fernandes, Tiago Gomes ^a   De Mesquita, Amanda Rafaela Carneiro ^a   Randau, Karina Perrelli ^b   Franchitti, Adelisa Alves ^c   Ximenes, Eulália Azevedo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Centro de Ciências da Saúde   (Brazil)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; PLANT EXTRACT; PSIDIUM GUINEENSE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG POTENTIATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PSIDIUM GUINEENSE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PSIDIUM;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PSIDIUM GUINEENSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG SYNERGISM; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSIDIUM;

EID: 84861023235     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2012/158237     Document Type: Article

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