Recent reports reveal that there is increasing incidence of infections of multidrug-resistant
bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin …

Background Staphylococcus genus is widely spread in nature being part of the indigenous
microbiota of skin and mucosa of animal and birds. Some Staphylococcus species are …

The inhibitory effects of methanolic extracts of 19 Jordanian plants and their combinations
with seven antibiotics, on the resistance of Staphylococcus aureus were checked. Methicillin …

The vegetal world constitutes the main factory of chemical products, in particular secondary
metabolites like phenols, phenolic acids, terpenoids, and alkaloids. Many of these …

Abstract Analysis of Lamiaceae essential oils (EOs) by GC-FID-MS revealed the presence
as the major constituents of linalool (16.8%), linalyl acetate (15.7%) in Lavandula …

Antibiotics have been effective in treating infectious diseases, but resistance to these drugs
has led to the emergence of new and the reemergence of old infectious diseases. One …

Sir, I enjoyed reading the leading article by David Leaper entitled 'Use of antibiotic
prophylaxis in clean nonimplant wounds'. 1 One message in particular needs to be written …

Aims: Currently, limited antibiotics are available to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) infections. One approach is the use of adjuvants in antibiotic therapy. 1, 4 …

Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the major catechin contained in tea leaves, is known to
possess the synergistic anti-staphylococcal activity in combination with various β-lactam …

Due to the ever-increasing number of multidrug-resistant bacteria, research concerning
plant-derived compounds with antimicrobial mechanisms of action has been conducted …