Anti-Escherichia Coli 0157 : H7 And Anti-Oxidant Activities Of Acetone Extract Of Piper Betle L. And Its Fractions

• Main Author: Ismail, Nur Sharafina
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution)
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/43590/1/NUR%20SHARAFINA%20ISMAIL_HJ.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/43590/

E. coli 0157:H7 is a newly emerging pathogen that cause bloody diarrhoea to severe abdominal cramps, haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and even death. There are reports that antibiotic treatment increases the risk of patients developing fatal HUS. Therefore plant...