The Effectiveness of Thyme and Ferula Mixture İn Multi-drug Acinetobacter Baumannii species
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
In recent years, infections caused by Acinetobacter strains has been increasing in our country and around the world. Treatment of Acinetobacter infections are diffucult due to multi-drug resistant(MDR). Infections caused by resistant Acinetobacter strains lead to very high mortality. Therefore, alternative treatment methods are needed against MDR Acinetobacter strains and in recent years herbal treatment methods are promising. First, this study is intend to research the antibacterial effectiveness of a a mixture of Thymus longicaulis C. Presl. var. Subisophyllus(thyme) and Ferula elaeochytris(ferula) against MDR Acinetobacter baumannii(Ab). 20 MDRAb species were enrolled into the study. All of the strains are worked through both quantitative suspension test as well as the agar well diffusion method. In the quantitative suspension test method, the colony count is performed and it is observed that there is no reproduction in the bacteria species. In the agar well diffusion method, the antimicrobial activity of the test solution is evaluated by measuring inhibition zone diameter. The inhibition zone diameter are more than 15 mm in all of the bacteria species. Mixture of thyme and ferula is found to be effective against MDRAb and it could be used for infections caused by Acinetobacter strains.
Authors and Affiliations
Aylin Çalıca Utku, Mustafa Zengin. , Hayriye Genç, Oğuz Karabay
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