Investigation of the effectiveness of Syzygium aromaticum, Lavandula angustifolia and Geranium robertianum essential oils in the treatment of acute external otitis: A comparative trial with ciprofloxacin

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 211-216

  Panahi, Yunes ^a   Akhavan, Asghar ^a   Sahebkar, Amirhossein ^a,b   Hosseini, Seied Mohammad ^a   Taghizadeh, Mohsen ^c   Akbari, Hossein ^c   Sharif, Mohammad Reza ^d   Imani, Saber ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Barij Essence Company Iran   (Iran)

^d KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acute external otitis; Ciprofloxacin; Clinical trial; Geranium robertianum; Infection; Inflammation; Lavandula angustifolia; Pain; Syzygium aromaticum

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CODEINE; ESSENTIAL OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAMIGEX; PARACETAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLOVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; EAR EDEMA; EAR PRURITUS; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; GERANIUM; GERANIUM ROBERTIANUM; HUMAN; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; OTALGIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANGIOSPERM; BACTERIA; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS EXTERNA;

ADULT; ANGIOSPERMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CIPROFLOXACIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OILS, VOLATILE; OTITIS EXTERNA; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84901642050     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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