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Antibacterial activity of honey against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

For centuries honey had a valued place in traditional medicine, being used in the treatment of wounds and diseases of the gut. The scientific community has now rekindled interest in the therapeutic use of honey in modern medicine and a number of published reports support its use in certain medical c...

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Autori principali: Abdullah Al-Haj, Nagi Ahmed, E., Amghalia, Shamsudin, Mariana Nor, Abdullah, Rasedee, Mohamed, Rahmah, Sekawi, Zamberi
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Pubblicazione: Medwell Journals 2009
Accesso online:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13131/1/Antibacterial%20activity%20of%20honey%20against%20methicillin.pdf
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:13131 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13131/ Antibacterial activity of honey against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Abdullah Al-Haj, Nagi Ahmed E., Amghalia Shamsudin, Mariana Nor Abdullah, Rasedee Mohamed, Rahmah Sekawi, Zamberi For centuries honey had a valued place in traditional medicine, being used in the treatment of wounds and diseases of the gut. The scientific community has now rekindled interest in the therapeutic use of honey in modern medicine and a number of published reports support its use in certain medical conditions, including burns and wounds. The aim of the present study to the effectiveness of the antimicrobial activity of honey against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolates collected from various Malaysian hospitals. Thirty isolated of Staphylococcus aureus were found to be resistant to routinely used higher antibiotics. Using an agar incorporation technique the sensitivity of these strains to honey was tested by the method of minimum inhibitory concentration. All the tested strains of Staphylococcus aureus showed inhibition with honey at concentrations of 25 and 30%. The present study recommended that the multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection particularly wound and burns honey may be useful for controlling infection. Medwell Journals 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13131/1/Antibacterial%20activity%20of%20honey%20against%20methicillin.pdf Abdullah Al-Haj, Nagi Ahmed and E., Amghalia and Shamsudin, Mariana Nor and Abdullah, Rasedee and Mohamed, Rahmah and Sekawi, Zamberi (2009) Antibacterial activity of honey against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 4 (8). pp. 943-947. ISSN 1815-8846 English
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description For centuries honey had a valued place in traditional medicine, being used in the treatment of wounds and diseases of the gut. The scientific community has now rekindled interest in the therapeutic use of honey in modern medicine and a number of published reports support its use in certain medical conditions, including burns and wounds. The aim of the present study to the effectiveness of the antimicrobial activity of honey against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolates collected from various Malaysian hospitals. Thirty isolated of Staphylococcus aureus were found to be resistant to routinely used higher antibiotics. Using an agar incorporation technique the sensitivity of these strains to honey was tested by the method of minimum inhibitory concentration. All the tested strains of Staphylococcus aureus showed inhibition with honey at concentrations of 25 and 30%. The present study recommended that the multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection particularly wound and burns honey may be useful for controlling infection.
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author Abdullah Al-Haj, Nagi Ahmed
E., Amghalia
Shamsudin, Mariana Nor
Abdullah, Rasedee
Mohamed, Rahmah
Sekawi, Zamberi
spellingShingle Abdullah Al-Haj, Nagi Ahmed
E., Amghalia
Shamsudin, Mariana Nor
Abdullah, Rasedee
Mohamed, Rahmah
Sekawi, Zamberi
Antibacterial activity of honey against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
author_facet Abdullah Al-Haj, Nagi Ahmed
E., Amghalia
Shamsudin, Mariana Nor
Abdullah, Rasedee
Mohamed, Rahmah
Sekawi, Zamberi
author_sort Abdullah Al-Haj, Nagi Ahmed
title Antibacterial activity of honey against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
title_short Antibacterial activity of honey against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
title_full Antibacterial activity of honey against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
title_fullStr Antibacterial activity of honey against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
title_full_unstemmed Antibacterial activity of honey against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
title_sort antibacterial activity of honey against methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.
publisher Medwell Journals
publishDate 2009
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13131/1/Antibacterial%20activity%20of%20honey%20against%20methicillin.pdf
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