Testing the susceptibility to manuka honey of streptococci isolated from wound swabs

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dc.contributor.authorCooper, Rose A.
dc.contributor.authorLindsay, Emma
dc.contributor.authorMolan, Peter C.
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-19T23:39:01Z
dc.date.available2011-07-19T23:39:01Z
dc.date.issued2011-07
dc.description.abstractHoney is a broad spectrum antimicrobial agent that has been re-introduced into clinical practice to treat wounds. Wounds support polymicrobial communities of bacteria that either colonise or infect wounds. Strains with resistance to antibiotics are difficult to eradicate and pose a risk of transfer to other patients. Manuka honey has been shown to inhibit many of the bacteria commonly associated with wounds, such as staphylococci, pseudomonads, coliforms and anaerobes, but its efficacy against streptococci isolated from wounds has not been reported. Using macro- and micro-dilution in broth and an agar incorporation technique, the susceptibility to manuka honey of 15 cultures of catalase negative, Gram positive cocci that had been isolated from wounds was tested. All cultures were inhibited by 10% (v/v) manuka honey and statistically significant differences between the three test methods were not found. Manuka honey offers clinical potential in eradicating streptococci from wounds.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationCooper, R.A., Lindsay, E. & Molan, P.C. (2011). Testing the susceptibility to manuka honey of streptococci isolated from wound swabs. Journal of ApiProducten_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.3896/IBRA.4.03.3.02en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/5496
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Bee Research Associationen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfJournal of ApiProduct and ApiMedical Scienceen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://www.jaas.org.uk/articles/susceptibility-of-streptococci-to-manuka-honeyen_NZ
dc.subjectstreptococcien_NZ
dc.subjectwoundsen_NZ
dc.subjectmanuka honeyen_NZ
dc.subjectmanuka honeyen_NZ
dc.titleTesting the susceptibility to manuka honey of streptococci isolated from wound swabsen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
pubs.begin-page117en_NZ
pubs.elements-id36075
pubs.end-page122en_NZ
pubs.issue3en_NZ
pubs.volume3en_NZ
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