Bacteriostatic effect of simvastatin on selected oral streptococci in vitro
Context and Objective: Simvastatin is a widely used cholesterol-lowering drug, which has been found to have a number of pleiotropic effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effectiveness of simvastatin against selected oral streptococci as determined by the minimum inhibitory...
Main Authors: | Eugene J Whitaker, Abdulaziz Alshammari |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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Series: | Contemporary Clinical Dentistry |
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Online Access: | http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2017;volume=8;issue=1;spage=59;epage=63;aulast=Whitaker |
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