Antimicrobial activities of widely consumed herbal teas, alone or in combination with antibiotics: an in vitro study

Hacioglu M., Dosler S., Tan A. S., Otuk G.

PEERJ, cilt.5, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7717/peerj.3467
  • Dergi Adı: PEERJ
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Checkerboard, Combination, Herbal tea, Time kill curve, Antimicrobial activity, RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS, POTENTIAL HEALTH-BENEFITS, BLOOD-STREAM INFECTIONS, GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA, EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE, ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY, SYNERGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, BIOACTIVITY, L.
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. Because of increasing antibiotic resistance, herbal teas are the most popular natural alternatives for the treatment of infectious diseases, and are currently gaining more importance. We examined the antimicrobial activities of 31 herbal teas both alone and in combination with antibiotics or antifungals against some standard and clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis, methicillin susceptible/resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans.