A study of antibacterial and antifungal properties of human cerumen

Indian Journal of Otology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 189-192

  Gupta, Sumit ^a   Singh, Rohit ^a   Kosaraju, Kranthi ^a   Bairy, Indira ^a   Ramaswamy, Balakrishnan ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Cerumen

Indexed keywords

AGAR; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CERUMEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INDIA; NUTRIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TEMPERATURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84871962332     PISSN: 09717749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-7749.104796     Document Type: Article

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