Synergistic antibacterial effect of curcumin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Phytomedicine

Volumn 20, Issue 8-9, 2013, Pages 714-718

  Mun, Su Hyun ^a   Joung, Dae Ki ^a   Kim, Yong Sik ^a   Kang, Ok Hwa ^a   Kim, Sung Bae ^a   Seo, Yun Soo ^a   Kim, Youn Chul ^a   Lee, Dong Sung ^a   Shin, Dong Won ^b   Kweon, Kee Tae ^c   Kwon, Dong Yeul ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^c Semyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Curcumin; MRSA; Synergy

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CURCUMIN; METICILLIN; NORFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; CHECKERBOARD DILUTION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; CURCUMA; CURCUMIN; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NORFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHIZOME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84878040710     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: 1618095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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