Unorthodox antibiotic combinations including ciprofloxacin against high-level gentamicin resistant enterococci
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In vitro antibacterial activity of seven Indian spices against high level gentamicin resistant strains of enterococci
INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to explore the in vitro antibacterial activity of seven ethanolic extracts of spices against high level gentamicin resistant (HLGR) enterococci isolated from human clinical samples. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two hundred and fifteen enterococcal strains were isolated from clinical samples. High level gentamicin resistance in ethanolic extracts of cumin (Cuminum...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0305-7453,1460-2091
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.4.727