Comparative Efficacy of Manuka Honey and its Combination with Fusidic Acid in Surgically Inflicted Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus aureus Infected Wounds in Rabbits

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1 Pioneer Pets Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

2 National Veterinary Laboratory, Pakistan.

3 Clinical Medicine & Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Abstract

 Wound healing is a complex mechanism that involves the recruitment and pragmatic proliferation of cells at the site of injury and it may be delayed due to many reasons including wound infection. Topical use of antimicrobials/antibiotics is one of the rationales for wound care. However, the development of resistance to antimicrobials is an emerging and serious problem for clinicians all over the globe. The present study was, therefore, planned to evaluate the comparative efficacy of Manuka honey (MH) alone and in combination with fusidic acid (FA) in the treatment of surgically inflicted full thickness MRSA infected wounds in rabbits. Adult male rabbits (n=30) were randomly divided into 3 groups (A to C) of equal size. A set of full-thickness skin wounds (3 on each rabbit) were inflicted on the dorsolateral aspects of the lumber region of each rabbit. Then infection was induced with 10 µl of 0.5 McFarland turbidity standard suspension of MRSA and
waited for 24 hours to let the infection develop. Wounds in groups A and B were respectively treated with MH and FA, whereas, group C received a combined therapy comprising a mixture of MH and FA in equal proportions. The wound healing was evaluated in terms of the rate of wound contraction, healing time, and histopathological evaluations. The
data was then subjected to statistical analyses using analysis of variance (ANOVA) considering it significant at p<0.05 and highly significant at p<0.01.

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Journal of Veterinary Medical Research
Volume 31, Issue 2
December 2024
Pages 27-34

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