Evaluation of topical gel bases formulated with various essential oils for antibacterial activity against methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 877-884

  Shukr, Marwa H ^a   Metwally, Ghada F ^a  

^a NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR DRUG CONTROL AND RESEARCH NODCAR   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Essential oil; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Rheology; Skin irritation; Spreadability; Topical gel

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BASIL OIL; CARBOPOL 940; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG VEHICLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; LEMON GRASS OIL; OFLOXACIN; ROSEMARY OIL; THYME OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BASIL; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; FLOW KINETICS; GEL; HUMAN; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; ROSEMARY; SKIN IRRITATION; TOPICAL GEL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84891116650     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v12i6.3     Document Type: Article

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