SUSCEPTIBILITY OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS TO THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF MELALEUCA-ALTERNIFOLIA

被引：137

作者：

CARSON, CF

COOKSON, BD

FARRELLY, HD

RILEY, TV

机构：

[1] CENT PUBL HLTH LAB,HOSP INFECT LAB,PUBL HLTH LAB SERV,LONDON NW9 5HT,ENGLAND

[2] AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV,NATL CTR EPIDEMIOL & POPULAT HLTH,CANBERRA,ACT 0200,AUSTRALIA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY | 1995年 / 35卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1093/jac/35.3.421

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

All 66 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus tested were susceptible to the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia, or tea tree oil, in disc diffusion and modified broth microdilution methods. Of the isolates tested, 64 were methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and 33 were mupirocin-resistant. The MIC and MBC for 60 Australian isolates were 0.25% and 0.50%, respectively. Comparable results were obtained by co-workers in Britain using similar methods. These in-vitro results suggest tea tree oil may be useful in the treatment of MRSA carriage.

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页码：421 / 424

页数：4

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