Fighting Multidrug Resistance with Herbal Extracts, Essential Oils and Their Components: Chapter 2. Natural Plant Products Used against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus...

Fighting Multidrug Resistance with Herbal Extracts, Essential Oils and Their Components: Chapter 2. Natural Plant Products Used against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus...
ISBN-10
0128066733
ISBN-13
9780128066737
Series
Fighting Multidrug Resistance with Herbal Extracts, Essential Oils and Their Components
Category
Medical
Pages
296
Language
English
Published
2013-05-24
Publisher
Elsevier Inc. Chapters
Author
Román Yesid Ramírez Rueda

Description

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is currently one of the most common causes of serious infections, in both hospital and community environments. This type of resistance was discovered in the 1960s, and now (50 years later) it has not been possible to develop an effective therapy to fight against it. This chapter compiles the results of several studies demonstrating the activity (mainly in vitro) of various extracts, essential oils, and plant-derived molecules that can act alone or in combination against MRSA. In addition, natural alternatives (other than from plants) being studied for the same purpose are described. Finally, the important role of phytotherapy in the development of new therapies against multidrug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA is emphasized.

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