It's 13 components that can combat a wide spectrum of typical infections, such as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus auereus).
"Antibiotics are often only one, effective only against a small spectrum of bacteria. When living active substance used, these 13 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) may produce exactly the antimicrobial component is required, depending on the threat" notes Tobias Olofsson, professor at Lund University and author of the study published in the journal 'International Wound Journal.
The RT website published the researchers isolated 42 different pathogens in the wounds of 22 patients, and treated with BAL 13 honey. The effect, they say, was "comparable" to antibiotics.
The scientists conducted tests on injured horses who failed to heal, and after undergoing this treatment all animals were cured.
This does not mean that anyone can prepare a medicine at home: honey sold in stores does not contain live lactic acid bacteria, so many unique features of the product are not present there, warns Olofsson.
In any case, scientists hope that their discovery may be useful in developing countries where the latest antibiotics are not readily available, but where fresh honey is abundant.
"The new treatment could be a step towards a solution alternative to antibiotics," conclude the authors.
The drug resistant infections cost the lives of over 23,000 people, according to the Center for Disease Control USA Specifically, MRSA kills 11,000 people each year and causes 70,000 serious illnesses.
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