The ongoing battle against multi-resistant strains: In-vitro inhibition of hospital-acquired MRSA, VRE, Pseudomonas, ESBL E. coli and Klebsiella species in the presence of plant-derived antiseptic oils

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 321-326

  Warnke, Patrick H ^a,b   Lott, Alexander J S ^b   Sherry, Eugene ^c   Wiltfang, Joerg ^d   Podschun, Rainer ^d  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c The Sydney Private Hospital   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Disinfection; E. Coli; ESBL; Essential oils; Eucalyptus oil; Klebsiella; Lemongrass oil; MRSA; Multi resistant strains; Pseudomonas; Tea Tree oil; VRE

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL; OLIVE OIL; TEA TREE OIL; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA INFECTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BETA-LACTAMASES; CHLORHEXIDINE; CYMBOPOGON; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; EUCALYPTUS; HUMANS; IMMUNODIFFUSION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TEA TREE OIL; TERPENES; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 84876679715     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: 18784119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2012.10.012     Document Type: Article

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