Experimental Paper. Activity of essential oils against Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from skin lesions in the course of staphylococcal skin infections

Herba Polonica

Kwiatkowski Paweł¹  Mnichowska-Polanowska Magdalena¹  Masiuk Helena¹  Pruss Agata¹  Dzięcioł Małgorzata² 

[1] Department of Microbiology Immunology and Laboratory Medicine Pomeranian Medical University Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72 70-111 Szczecin, Poland;Institute of Organic Chemical Technology West Pomeranian University of Technology Piastów 42 71-065 Szczecin, Poland;

关键词: staphylococcus aureus;    caraway oil;    patchouli oil;    geranium oil;    staphylococcal skin infections;   

DOI  :  10.1515/hepo-2017-0004

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus is an important etiological agent of skin and soft tissue infections. Due to the increasing resistance of this bacterium to antimicrobial agents, treatment of staphylococcal infections remains a great challenge for clinicians and requires an alternative treatment options. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the antimicrobial activity of essential oils: caraway (CEO), patchouli (PEO) and geranium (GEO) against S. aureus strains isolated from skin lesions in the course of staphylococcal skin infections. Methods: The antibacterial activity of essential oils was tested using the dilution method in Mueller-Hinton broth. Results: The antimicrobial effect of CEO, PEO and GEO was observed. The highest antimicrobial activity showed PEO (MIC = 1.7±0.8 µl/ml), the lower was observed for GEO (MIC = 5.4±2.0 µl/ml) and CEO (MIC = 18.8±10.3 µl/ml). Conclusion: All tested essential oils showed antibacterial activity against S. aureus strains isolated from skin lesions of patients with staphylococcal skin infections. Application of the CEO, PEO and GEO can become an alternative method of treatment of staphylococcal infections, but further microbiological tests and clinical trials should be assessed.

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