Synergistic effects of honey and propolis toward drug multi-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida Albicans isolates in single and polymicrobial cultures

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 793-800

  Al Waili, Noori ^a,b   Al Ghamdi, Ahmad ^a,b   Ansari, Mohammad Javed ^a,b   Al Attal, Y ^a,b   Salom, Khelod ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Waili Foundation for Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungi; Honey; Propolis; Synergism

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PROPOLIS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HONEY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, FUNGAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; EGYPT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; HONEY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROPOLIS; SAUDI ARABIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84868594196     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.4722     Document Type: Article

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