The Study of Antibacterial Effects of Thyme Essence Against Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii Selected Hospitals in Tehran

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The Study of Antibacterial Effects of Thyme Essence Against Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii Selected Hospitals in Tehran

Abbas Bahador¹, Hossein Saghi², Davoud Esmaeili³ , Bahador Zahedi³, Ramazanali Ataee Kachoei⁴ and Ferdoes Amiri Dastjerdi⁵

¹Department of Medical Microbiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.

²MSc student Medical Microbiology Baqiyatallah University Medical of Sciences, Iran.

³Applied Microbiology Research center, and Microbiology Department, Baqiyatallah University Medical of Sciences, Iran.

⁴Microbiology Department Baqiyatallah University Medical of Sciences, Iran.

⁵Nursing Student Army University Medical of Sciences, Iran.

J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2014;8(4):3053-3056

Received: 16/09/2014 | Accepted: 03/11/2014 | Published: 31/08/2014

Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii is very highly resistant to chemical antimicrobial agents. These bacteria are one of ESBL producing that great potential have for the rapid development of antibiotic resistance. The indecorous use of antibiotics is often associated with adverse effects on the human health. Because of Thyme essence has antimicrobial properties so they can be used against infections caused by MDR Acinetobacter baumannii. Thyme essence has inhibitory properties against Thyme. In this study the antimicrobial effects of Thyme essence on drug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii were investigated using antimicrobial analysis with CLSI 2013 and Kirby Bauer method. The agar dilution method results revealed that Thyme essence had strong inhibitory effects against Multidrug-resistant strains of A. baumannii. Because of proper effects of plant essential oils, with a broader range of studies can be used as a complementary therapy.

Keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii, Multidrug-resistant, Thyme essence, MIC

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