Honey Kills Bacteria That Cause Sinusitis

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Honey Kills Bacteria That Cause Sinusitis

 

Honey is very effective in killing bacteria in all its forms,

especially the drug-resistant biofilms that make treating chronic

rhinosinusitis difficult, according to research presented during the

2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in Chicago, IL.

 

The study, authored by Canadian researchers at the University of

Ottawa, found that in eleven isolates of three separate biofilms

(Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and methicicillin-resistant and -suseptible

Staphylococcus aureus), honey was significantly more effective in

killing both planktonic and biofilm-grown forms of the bacteria,

compared with the rate of bactericide by antibiotics commonly used

against the bacteria.

 

Given the historical uses of honey in some cultures as a homeopathic

treatment for bad wound infections, the authors conclude that their

findings may hold important clinical implications in the treatment of

refractory chronic rhinosinusitis, with topical treatment a possibility.

 

Chronic rhinosinusitis affects approximately 31 million people each

year in the United States alone, costing over $4 billion in direct

health expenditures and lost workplace productivity. It is among the

three most common chronic diseases in all of North America.

 

Source: Newsmax Health Alerts