Diluted #honey inhibits #biofilm formation: potential application in urinary catheter management?
http://jcpbeta.bmj.com/content/early/2016/08/26/jclinpath-2015-203546.full
Conclusion Manuka honey at dilutions as low as 3.3% w/v in some protocols and at 10% or above in all protocols tested significantly inhibits bacterial attachment to a vinyl substrate and reduces further early biofilm development. No augmentation of growth over untreated controls was observed in any experiment.
http://jcpbeta.bmj.com/content/early/2016/08/26/jclinpath-2015-203546.full
Conclusion Manuka honey at dilutions as low as 3.3% w/v in some protocols and at 10% or above in all protocols tested significantly inhibits bacterial attachment to a vinyl substrate and reduces further early biofilm development. No augmentation of growth over untreated controls was observed in any experiment.
Journal of Clinical Pathology
Diluted honey inhibits biofilm formation: potential application in urinary catheter management?
Aims Biofilms are ubiquitous and when mature have a complex structure of microcolonies in an extracellular polysaccharide and extracellular DNA matrix. Indwelling medical devices harbour biofilms which have been shown to cause infections and act as reservoirs…