Manuka honey dressing: An effective treatment for chronic wound infections

Visavadia, Bhavin; Honeysett, Jan; Danford, M.

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.12.014

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“…The disc diffusion method and well method are the two most commonly used to determine antimicrobial properties of honey (Badawy et al, 2004;French et al, 2005; Science Publications Lusby et al, 2005;Visavadia et al, 2006;Boukraa and Niar, 2007;Boorn et al, 2010;Rajeswari et al, 2010;Kwakman et al, 2011;Mandal and Mandal, 2011). Based on the results obtained in this study it is suggested that either nanophotometeror microtiter plate assay be included for the evaluation of potency of honey as antibacterial agent.…”

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“…Typhimurium, E. coli and E. aeruginosa using agar diffusion method (Lusby et al, 2005;Visavadia et al, 2006). The potency of six varieties of honey from different regions in Algeria were determined against P. aeruginosa using disc diffusion method and results showed that Sahara honey have inhibitory activity against tested pathogens and the authors suggested that Sahara honey could be used to manage the wounds and burns infected by P. aeruginosa (Boukraa and Niar, 2007).…”

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Potency of Honey as Antibacterial Agent Against Multiple Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens Evaluated by Different Methods

Aween¹,

Hassan²,

Huda-Faujani³

et al. 2014

American Journal of Applied Sciences

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Honey is rich with complex natural components which could be useful as antibacterial agents or as preservative. Honey contains high concentration of sugars, low amount of water, high osmolality and often dark colour which influence its antibacterial activity. Disc diffusion, well method, micro dilution assay are methods commonly used to determine the antibacterial activity of honey. In this study, microtiter and microbial plate count were included to ascertain the potency of honey as antibacterial agent against multiple antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella Typhimurium, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) with concentration of 0.2 g mL −1 . Results found that well diffusion method tends to give higher inhibitory zone than disc diffusion method but there was no correlation among the bacteria was observed except for S. Typhimurium, E. coli (R = 0.310, 0.505 and 0.316, respectively). Nan photometer assay and microtiter plates assay showed comparable results with moderately strong correlation (R 2 = 0.681 and 0.767, respectively) for S. aureus and S. typhimurium, but poor correlation was found for E. coli, B. subtilis and P. aeruginosa (R 2 = 0.441, 0.308 and 0.383, respectively). Determining the number of survivors by plating on agar after nanophotometer assay or microtiter plate assay had confirmed the effectiveness of honey as antimicrobial agent against target bacteria; which confirmed that honey has the potency to inhibit pathogens even at low concentration.

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confidence: 84%

Section: Ajasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Potency of Honey as Antibacterial Agent Against Multiple Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens Evaluated by Different Methods

Aween¹,

Hassan²,

Huda-Faujani³

et al. 2014

American Journal of Applied Sciences

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“…Jenkins and Cooper revealed synergistic action between manuka honey and some antibiotics against MRSA and P. aeruginosa strains isolated from wounds [41]. Moreover, manuka honey has been successfully used for treatment of chronic wound infections caused by MRSA [42].…”

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Bee Products and Essential Oils as Alternative Agents for Treatment of Infections Caused by S. aureus

Szweda¹,

Kot²

2017

Frontiers in Staphylococcus Aureus

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Bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus are important human and veterinary pathogens. A crucial characteristic for this group of bacteria is that they can easily acquire mechanisms of antibiotic resistance for a plethora of antibiotics currently in use for human and animal therapies. Therefore, there is a great need to ind novel, non-antibiotic chemotherapeutics with marked antistaphylococcal activity. Promising but still underestimated group of potential antistaphylococcal chemotherapeutics constitute bee products: honey, pollen, royal jelly, fermented pollen and especially propolis. Another group of natural products that exhibit promising antibacterial activity is essential oils. Usefulness of bee products and essential oils in the treatment of infections caused by S. aureus has been conirmed by results of many investigations carried out by researches in diferent regions of the world. In this chapter, we have presented the review of publication in this area as well as perspectives and limitations of future applications of these two groups of natural products.

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“…Tulle dressing containing Manuka honey maintains a moist environment and serves as a autolytic wound cleansing agent [28]. Dissolved honey layer prevents the dressing from sticking to the wound, allowing it to shift without tears of healthy tissue sections, which are very painful to a patient [24].…”

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confidence: 99%