Comparative In Vitro Activity of Native Honey and Commercially Available Honey Preparations Against Bacterial Isolates with Extreme Antimicrobial Resistance Phenotypes

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2016; 18(1):49-55

​ Privolnev V.V., Edelstein M.V., Sukhorukova M.V., Timokhova A.V., Dekhnich A.V.
honey antimicrobial activity resistance
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Antimicrobials
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Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2016; 18(1):49-55

Abstract

This paper presents data on in vitro activity of native honey against bacterial isolates with extreme resistance phenotypes. Comparison of antimicrobial activity of foreign honey preparations approved for the local treatment of infections with that of native honey was also performed. A native honey was demonstrated to be superior to foreign honey preparations and highly active against extremely drug-resistant isolates.

Vladislav V. Privolnev

Smolensk State Medical University, Smolensk, Russia

Mikhail V. Edelstein

Smolensk State Medical University, Smolensk, Russia

Marina V. Sukhorukova

Smolensk State Medical University, Smolensk, Russia

Anna V. Timokhova

Smolensk State Medical University, Smolensk, Russia

Andrey V. Dekhnich

Smolensk State Medical University, Smolensk, Russia

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