Honey as an antimicrobial agent against Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from infected wounds

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 102-105

  Shenoy, Vishnu ^a   Ballal, Mamatha ^a   Shivananda, P G ^b   Bairy, Indira ^c  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Honey; P. aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLOROXYLENOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HONEY; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84862577140     PISSN: 0974777X     EISSN: 09748245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-777X.96770     Document Type: Article

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