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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Synergistic Antibacterial Effects of Plant Extracts and Essential Oils Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria of Clinical Interest.

Hoda Helene Shahin, Moomen Baroudi, Fouad Dabboussi, Bassel Ismail, Rayane Salma, Marwan Osman, Khaled El Omari

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hoda Helene ShahinLaboratoire Microbiologie Santé et Environnement (LMSE), Doctoral School of Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Tripoli 1300, Lebanon.ORCID 0009-0003-6314-2815
Moomen BaroudiWater and Environment Sciences Laboratory-EDST, Lebanese University, Tripoli 1300, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-6992-5779
Fouad DabboussiLaboratoire Microbiologie Santé et Environnement (LMSE), Doctoral School of Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Tripoli 1300, Lebanon.
Bassel IsmailCollege of Health and Medical Technologies, Alayen Iraqi University (AUIQ), Nasiriyah 64001, Iraq.ORCID 0009-0000-3051-3868
Rayane SalmaQuality Control Center Laboratories at the Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture of Tripoli & North Lebanon, Tripoli 1300, Lebanon.
Marwan OsmanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6235-2760
Khaled El OmariLaboratoire Microbiologie Santé et Environnement (LMSE), Doctoral School of Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Tripoli 1300, Lebanon.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infectious diseases, the second leading cause of death worldwide, have traditionally been treated with antimicrobials. However, the emergence of drug-resistant microorganisms has driven the need for alternative therapies. This study aimed to assess the antibacterial efficacy of

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaDrug Resistance, BacterialOils, VolatilePlant ExtractsDrug SynergismHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsOriganumAnti-Bacterial AgentsOils, VolatilePlant Extractsantibacterial activityantimicrobial resistancebacterial resistancecrude extractessential oilsynergism

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PMID40333114
PMCPMC12030331

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