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ArticleThe Eurasian journal of medicine2019

In Vitro Investigation of the Antibacterial Activity of

Esra Kocoglu, M Tayyar Kalcioglu, Lokman Uzun, Ferhat Zengin, Serdal Celik, Serkan Serifler, Hanife Gulbay, Nevriye Gonullu

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Article in The Eurasian journal of medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Esra KocogluDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-2860-1794
M Tayyar KalciogluDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, İstanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-6803-5467
Lokman UzunDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, İstanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-0304-3789
Ferhat ZenginDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-0792-691X
Serdal CelikDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, İstanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-8469-1547
Serkan SeriflerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, İstanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-0771-7373
Hanife GulbayDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-0563-6185
Nevriye GonulluDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-4289-1975
Istanbul Medeniyet University · TRIstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of MATERIALS AND

methodsThe in vitro antibacterial activity of NS oil was evaluated against 34 clinical isolates of

resultsIn this study, a comparison was made between NS oil and the various antibiotics known to be effective against the bacterial strains mentioned above. The NS was shown to have bactericidal activity against

conclusionThe results of this laboratory-based study support the use of NS oil as an alternative treatment for ear infections. However, it is necessary to conduct clinical studies to evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of NS oil on patients with ear infections.

Indexed as

Antibacterial activityHaemophilus influenzaeMoraxella catarrhalisNigella sativaPseudomonas aeruginosaStreptococcus pneumoniae

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PMID31692618
PMCPMC6812908
OpenAlexW2965577224

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