African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Full Length Research Paper

Reinforcement of antibiotic activity by nanoencapsulation of ampicillin against β-lactamase producing and non-producing strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Jun Tonegawa
  • Jun Tonegawa
  • Department of Pharmaco-Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Fuku-ura 3-9, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
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Kazuhito Ohtuka
  • Kazuhito Ohtuka
  • Department of Pharmaco-Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Fuku-ura 3-9, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
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Masuyo Nakano
  • Masuyo Nakano
  • Department of Pharmaco-Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Fuku-ura 3-9, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
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Shoichi Shirotake*
  • Shoichi Shirotake*
  • Department of Pharmaco-Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Fuku-ura 3-9, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
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  •  Received: 14 February 2013
  •  Accepted: 06 February 2015
  •  Published: 22 February 2015

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