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- Title
The Antibacterial Effect of Honey on Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas in Comparison to Similar Sugar Solutions.
- Authors
Asadi-Pooya, Ali Akbar; Motamed, Nilofar; Alborzi, Abdolvahab; Panjehshahin, Mohammad Reza
- Abstract
BACKGROUND It has been suggested that pure honey is bactericidal for many pathogenic organisms, including various gram negative and gram positive bacteria. This in vitro study investigates the antibacterial effect of honey against coagulase-positive Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas in comparison to similar sugar solutions (with the same ingredients as honey). METHODS The growth of coagulase-positive Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas in media containing varying concentrations of honey and corresponding sugar solutions was measured. The density of the evaluated honey was 1.4 gram/ml and it was composed of 75% sugar (especially fructose and glucose), 20% water, and 5% other substances. A ratio of 2 to 1 of fructose to glucose was considered in the sugar solutions in order to prepare these solutions with similar sugar content as in the honey preparations. RESULTS It was demonstrated that the growth of common wound infection organisms was inhibited more efficiently by honey than by sugar. Staphylococcus did not grow in culture media containing 40% honey while it grew in culture media containing sugar similar to 40% honey. Pseudomonas did not grow in culture media containing 30% honey but it grew in culture media containing sugar similar to 30% honey, although its growth was inhibited by culture media containing sugar similar to 40% honey. CONCLUSION The good antibacterial effect, sterility, low cost and easy availability of honey makes it an ideal substance for prevention and treatment of wound infections.
- Subjects
HONEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; PSEUDOMONAS; SUGAR; WOUND infections; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2007, Vol 14, Issue 1, p118
- ISSN
1394-195X
- Publication type
Article