Cholesterol suppresses antimicrobial effect of statins

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1253-1256

  Haeri, Mohammad Reza ^a,b   White, Kenneth ^b   Qharebeglou, Mohammad ^c   Ansar, Malek Moein ^d  

^a QOM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A; Statin; Sterol

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ATORVASTATIN; CEFALEXIN; CHOLESTEROL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; MEVINOLIN; SIMVASTATIN;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INHIBITION ZONE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84953386974     PISSN: 20083866     EISSN: 20083874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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