Bactericidal antibiotic-phytochemical combinations against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Resumo: | Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is a global concern nowadays. Due to its multi-drug resistant nature, treatment with conventional antibiotics does not assure desired clinical outcomes. Therefore, there is a need to find new compounds and/or alternative methods to get arsenal against the pathogen. Combination therapies using conventional antibiotics and phytochemicals fulfill both requirements. In this study, the efficacy of different phytochemicals in combination with selected antibiotics was tested against 12 strains of S. aureus (ATCC MRSA 43300, ATCC methicillin sensitive S. aureus or MSSA 29213 and 10 MRSA clinical strains collected from National University Hospital, Singapore). Out of the six phytochemicals used, tannic acid was synergistic with fusidic acid, minocycline, cefotaxime and rifampicin against most of strains tested and additive with ofloxacin and vancomycin. Quercetin showed synergism with minocycline, fusidic acid and rifampicin against most of the strains. Gallic acid ethyl ester showed additivity against all strains in combination with all antibiotics under investigation except with vancomycin where it showed indifference effect. Eugenol, menthone and caffeic acid showed indifference results against all strains in combination with all antibiotics. Interestingly, no antagonism was observed within these interactions. Based on the fractional inhibitory concentration indices, synergistic pairs were further examined by time-kill assays to confirm the accuracy and killing rate of the combinations over time. The two methods concurred with each other with 92% accuracy and the combinatory pairs were effective throughout the 24 hours of assay. The study suggests a possible incorporation of effective phytochemicals in combination therapies for MRSA infections. |
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Bactericidal antibiotic-phytochemical combinations against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureusphytochemicalsantibiotic combinationssynergismantibiotic resistancemethicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is a global concern nowadays. Due to its multi-drug resistant nature, treatment with conventional antibiotics does not assure desired clinical outcomes. Therefore, there is a need to find new compounds and/or alternative methods to get arsenal against the pathogen. Combination therapies using conventional antibiotics and phytochemicals fulfill both requirements. In this study, the efficacy of different phytochemicals in combination with selected antibiotics was tested against 12 strains of S. aureus (ATCC MRSA 43300, ATCC methicillin sensitive S. aureus or MSSA 29213 and 10 MRSA clinical strains collected from National University Hospital, Singapore). Out of the six phytochemicals used, tannic acid was synergistic with fusidic acid, minocycline, cefotaxime and rifampicin against most of strains tested and additive with ofloxacin and vancomycin. Quercetin showed synergism with minocycline, fusidic acid and rifampicin against most of the strains. Gallic acid ethyl ester showed additivity against all strains in combination with all antibiotics under investigation except with vancomycin where it showed indifference effect. Eugenol, menthone and caffeic acid showed indifference results against all strains in combination with all antibiotics. Interestingly, no antagonism was observed within these interactions. Based on the fractional inhibitory concentration indices, synergistic pairs were further examined by time-kill assays to confirm the accuracy and killing rate of the combinations over time. The two methods concurred with each other with 92% accuracy and the combinatory pairs were effective throughout the 24 hours of assay. The study suggests a possible incorporation of effective phytochemicals in combination therapies for MRSA infections.Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia2012-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000300013Brazilian Journal of Microbiology v.43 n.3 2012reponame:Brazilian Journal of Microbiologyinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia (SBM)instacron:SBM10.1590/S1517-83822012000300013info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessKyaw,Bhone Myintarora,ShuchiLim,Chu Singeng2012-11-26T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1517-83822012000300013Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/bjm/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjm@sbmicrobiologia.org.br||mbmartin@usp.br1678-44051517-8382opendoar:2012-11-26T00:00Brazilian Journal of Microbiology - Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia (SBM)false |
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Bactericidal antibiotic-phytochemical combinations against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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Bactericidal antibiotic-phytochemical combinations against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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Bactericidal antibiotic-phytochemical combinations against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus Kyaw,Bhone Myint phytochemicals antibiotic combinations synergism antibiotic resistance methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) |
title_short |
Bactericidal antibiotic-phytochemical combinations against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
title_full |
Bactericidal antibiotic-phytochemical combinations against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
title_fullStr |
Bactericidal antibiotic-phytochemical combinations against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
title_full_unstemmed |
Bactericidal antibiotic-phytochemical combinations against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
title_sort |
Bactericidal antibiotic-phytochemical combinations against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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Kyaw,Bhone Myint |
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Kyaw,Bhone Myint arora,Shuchi Lim,Chu Sing |
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arora,Shuchi Lim,Chu Sing |
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Kyaw,Bhone Myint arora,Shuchi Lim,Chu Sing |
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phytochemicals antibiotic combinations synergism antibiotic resistance methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) |
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phytochemicals antibiotic combinations synergism antibiotic resistance methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) |
description |
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is a global concern nowadays. Due to its multi-drug resistant nature, treatment with conventional antibiotics does not assure desired clinical outcomes. Therefore, there is a need to find new compounds and/or alternative methods to get arsenal against the pathogen. Combination therapies using conventional antibiotics and phytochemicals fulfill both requirements. In this study, the efficacy of different phytochemicals in combination with selected antibiotics was tested against 12 strains of S. aureus (ATCC MRSA 43300, ATCC methicillin sensitive S. aureus or MSSA 29213 and 10 MRSA clinical strains collected from National University Hospital, Singapore). Out of the six phytochemicals used, tannic acid was synergistic with fusidic acid, minocycline, cefotaxime and rifampicin against most of strains tested and additive with ofloxacin and vancomycin. Quercetin showed synergism with minocycline, fusidic acid and rifampicin against most of the strains. Gallic acid ethyl ester showed additivity against all strains in combination with all antibiotics under investigation except with vancomycin where it showed indifference effect. Eugenol, menthone and caffeic acid showed indifference results against all strains in combination with all antibiotics. Interestingly, no antagonism was observed within these interactions. Based on the fractional inhibitory concentration indices, synergistic pairs were further examined by time-kill assays to confirm the accuracy and killing rate of the combinations over time. The two methods concurred with each other with 92% accuracy and the combinatory pairs were effective throughout the 24 hours of assay. The study suggests a possible incorporation of effective phytochemicals in combination therapies for MRSA infections. |
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