Antibacterial activity of honey against community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)

Bee Diversity in Thailand and the Applications of Bee Products

“…Given the severe problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus, there is a growing need to find new antimicrobial agents. Interestingly, honey from A. mellifera in Ireland (Maeda et al, 2008) and from T. laeviceps in Thailand (Jirakanwisal, 2010) can inhibit the growth of methicillin-resistant S. aureus in vitro better than the currently used antibiotics. In addition, other antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as gentamicin-resistant E. coli, methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, could be killed by medical-grade honey (Kwakman et al, 2008).…”

Activity of topical antimicrobial agents against multidrug-resistant bacteria recovered from burn patients

“…[38] Medical-grade honey needs to be filtered and gamma-irradiated Avoid use in patients with allergy to honey, bee products, or bee stings [36] No reported resistance [7] Honey helped burn wounds to heal earlier and with fewer complications than convention treatment (silver sulfadiazine) [35] Most data available is on Leptospermum spp. honey (Manuka)…”

Biological applications of honeys produced by Apis mellifera

“…Visavadia et al (2008) showed that Manuka honey has important antibacterial properties that can be used in patients with injuries infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Similarly, in vitro assays showed that honey from Ireland decreased the presence of this strain of bacteria (Maeda et al;. Similar in vitro studies conducted with Manuka and Sidr honey have shown that dilutions of these samples were able to limit the growth of strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Alandejani et al;2009).…”