Medical‐Grade Honey Kills Antibiotic‐Resistant Bacteria In Vitro and Eradicates Skin Colonization | Zendy

Paulus H. S. Kwakman | Zendy; Johannes P. C. van den Akker | Zendy; Ahmet Güçlü | Zendy; Hamid Aslami | Zendy; Jan M. Binnekade | Zendy; Leonie de Boer | Zendy; Laura Boszhard | Zendy; Frederique Paulus | Zendy; Pauline Middelhoek | Zendy; Anje A. te Velde | Zendy; Christina M. J. E. VandenbrouckeGrauls | Zendy; Marcus J. Schultz | Zendy; Sebastian A. J. Zaat | Zendy

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Medical‐Grade Honey Kills Antibiotic‐Resistant Bacteria In Vitro and Eradicates Skin Colonization

Author(s) -

Paulus H. S. Kwakman,

Johannes P. C. van den Akker,

Ahmet Güçlü,

Hamid Aslami,

Jan M. Binnekade,

Leonie de Boer,

Laura Boszhard,

Frederique Paulus,

Pauline Middelhoek,

Anje A. te Velde,

Christina M. J. E. VandenbrouckeGrauls,

Marcus J. Schultz,

Sebastian A. J. Zaat

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/587892

Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , enterococcus faecium , antimicrobial , antibiotics , medicine , staphylococcus epidermidis , staphylococcus aureus , klebsiella oxytoca , pseudomonas aeruginosa , enterobacter cloacae , antibiotic resistance , manuka honey , enterococcus , bacteria , biology , klebsiella pneumoniae , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , gene

Antibiotic resistance among microbes urgently necessitates the development of novel antimicrobial agents. Since ancient times, honey has been used successfully for treatment of infected wounds, because of its antibacterial activity. However, large variations in the in vitro antibacterial activity of various honeys have been reported and hamper its acceptance in modern medicine.

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