Review Article
Antibacterial Action of Curcumin against Staphylococcus aureus: A Brief Review
Table 2
Synergism of curcumin against S. aureus.
| | Compound (solvent) | Subinhibitory concentration | Antibiotics | S. aureus strain | Test method | Reference |
| | Curcumin (not reported) | 500 µg/disc | Cefixime
Cephotaxime
Vancomycin
Tetracycline | MSSA (1 clinical isolate) | Disk diffusion | [31] |
| | Curcumin (DMSO) | Checkerboard (various serial dilutions) | Oxacillin
Ampicillin
Ciprofloxacin
Norfloxacin | MSSA (ATCC 25923)
MRSA (ATCC 33591)
MRSA (1 clinical isolate) | Broth microdilution | [9] |
| | Curcumin-1 (DMSO) | Checkerboard (various serial dilutions) | Cefaclor
Cefodizime
Cefotaxime | MSSA | Broth microdilution | [41] |
| | Curcumin (DMF) | 25 g/mL | Gentamicin
Amikacin
Ciprofloxacin | MSSA (ATCC 25923)
MRSA (ATCC 43300)
MSSA (1 clinical isolate)
MSSA (10 environ. isolates) | Disk diffusion & broth microdilution | [8] |
| | Curcumin (DMSO) | 32 g/mL | Penicillin
Erythromycin
Ciprofloxacin | MSSA (ATCC 25923)
MSSA (13 clinical isolates) | Disk diffusion | [48] |
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from Microbial Type Culture Collection Centre (MTCC), IMTECH, Chandigarh, India.
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