Journal article
Susceptibility of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus to the essential oil of melaleuca alternifolia
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Vol.35(3), pp.421-424
1995
Abstract
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.
Details
- Title
- Susceptibility of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus to the essential oil of melaleuca alternifolia
- Authors/Creators
- C.F. Carson (Author/Creator)B.D. Cookson (Author/Creator)H.D. Farrelly (Author/Creator)T.V. Riley (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Vol.35(3), pp.421-424
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Identifiers
- 991005543347107891
- Copyright
- © 1995 The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotheraphy
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
- 3.16 Phytochemicals
- 3.16.314 Essential Oil
- Web Of Science research areas
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
- Pharmacology & Pharmacy
- ESI research areas
- Pharmacology & Toxicology