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...

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Main Authors: Eugene J Whitaker, Abdulaziz Alshammari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
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