Antimicrobial activity of mandelic acid against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A novel finding with important practical implications

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 925-929

  Motamedifar, Mohammad ^a,b   Bazargani, Abdollah ^a   Namazi, Mohammad Reza ^c   Sarai, Hadi Sedigh Ebrahim ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Mandelic acid; MBC; MIC; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897094097     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2014.31.05.2011     Document Type: Article

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