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Medical-Grade Honey as a Potential New Therapy for Bacterial Vaginosis [PDF]

Antibiotics
The prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) among women of reproductive age is 29%. BV arises from a vaginal imbalance marked by reduced levels of lactic acid-producing lactobacilli and an overgrowth of pathogenic anaerobes.
Céline M. J. G. Lardenoije, Senna J. J. M. van Riel, Linsey J. F. Peters, Martine M. L. H. Wassen, Niels A. J. Cremers   +4 more
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The Use of Medical Grade Honey on Infected Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers—A Prospective Case-Control Study [PDF]

Antibiotics, 2023
Non-healing wounds are usually colonised and contaminated by different types of bacteria. An alternative to antibiotic treatment in patients with infected wounds with local signs of inflammation may be medical grade honey (MGH).
Adéla Holubová, Lucie Chlupáčová, Jitka Krocová, Lada Cetlová, Linsey J. F. Peters, Niels A. J. Cremers, Andrea Pokorná   +6 more
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Divergent polyphenolic modulation of glucose oxidase activity across honey types: Implications for medical-grade honey standardization [PDF]

Current Research in Food Science
Glucose oxidase (GOX)-mediated hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) generation constitutes a critical determinant of honey's antimicrobial efficacy, yet biochemical mechanisms governing botanical-origin-dependent variations remain incompletely elucidated.
Marcela Bucekova, Jana Godocikova, Simona Cigankova, Viktoriia Chirkova, Martin Safranek, Juraj Majtan   +5 more
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Use of Medical-Grade Honey to Treat Clinically Infected Heel Pressure Ulcers in High-Risk Patients: A Prospective Case Series [PDF]

Antibiotics, 2023
Management of locally infected heel-pressure ulcers (HPUs) remains challenging, and given the increasing occurrence of infections resistant to antibiotic therapy and patients’ unwillingness to surgery, innovative and effective approaches must be ...
Georgios E. Papanikolaou, Georgios Gousios, Niels A. J. Cremers   +2 more
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Medical-Grade Honey Is a Versatile Wound Care Product for the Elderly. [PDF]

JAR Life
Ageing of the global population has led to an increase in the demand for the treatment of wounds, especially considering the challenges of managing wounds in the elderly. Therefore, more effective treatment strategies need to be explored. In this article, we aimed to compare medical-grade honey (MGH) products with other wound care products and to ...
Chrysostomou D, Pokorná A, Cremers NAJ, Peters LJF.   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Medical-Grade Honey Enhances the Healing of Caesarean Section Wounds and Is Similarly Effective to Antibiotics Combined with Povidone-Iodine in the Prevention of Infections—A Prospective Cohort Study [PDF]

Antibiotics, 2023
Caesarean sections (CS) are becoming increasingly popular. The antibiotic resistance crisis and relentless risk of infections, especially in developing countries, demand alternative treatment options.
Amadou Bocoum, Senna J. J. M. van Riel, Soumana Oumar Traoré, Elisabeth Florine Ngo Oum II, Youssouf Traoré, Augustin Tioukani Thera, Seydou Fané, Bakary Tientigui Dembele, Niels A. J. Cremers   +8 more
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Real-World Experience in the Treatment of Biofilm-Associated Wounds Using Medical-Grade Honey: A Retrospective Case Series [PDF]

Antibiotics
Background/Objectives: Wounds complicated by biofilm formation remain a major challenge in wound management. Medical-grade honey (MGH) possesses potent antimicrobial and biofilm-disrupting properties.
Yun-Nan Lin
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The impact of wound pH on the antibacterial properties of Medical Grade Honey when applied to bacterial isolates present in common foot and ankle wounds. An in vitro study [PDF]

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2023
Background Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and post‐surgical wound infections are amongst the most troublesome complications of diabetes and following foot and ankle surgery (FAS) respectively. Both have significant psychosocial and financial burden for both
Carla McArdle, Shirley Coyle, Derek Santos   +2 more
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Synergistic Antimicrobial Activity of Supplemented Medical-Grade Honey against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation and Eradication [PDF]

Antibiotics, 2020
Biofilms hinder wound healing. Medical-grade honey (MGH) is a promising therapy because of its broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and the lack of risk for resistance.
Carlos C. F. Pleeging, Tom Coenye, Dimitris Mossialos, Hilde de Rooster, Daniela Chrysostomou, Frank A. D. T. G. Wagener, Niels A. J. Cremers   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Medical-grade honey: its definition and refined standards [PDF]

Journal of Wound Care
The surge in the use of honey in modern medicine, driven by concerns over escalating antibiotic resistance, places an unprecedented emphasis on the need for medically safe and effective honey. In response, the term ‘medical-grade honey’ (MGH) emerged, accompanied by stringent criteria.
Piotr Szweda, Juraj Majtan, Dimitris Mossialos   +2 more
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