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Susceptibility of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus to the essential oil of melaleuca alternifolia

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Carson, C.F., Cookson, B.D., Farrelly, H.D. and Riley, T.V. (1995) Susceptibility of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus to the essential oil of melaleuca alternifolia. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 35 (3). pp. 421-424.

Link to Published Version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/35.3.421
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Abstract

All 66 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus tested were susceptible to the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia, or tea tree oil, in disc diffusion and modified broth microdilution methods. Of the isolates tested, 64 were methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and 33 were mupirocin-resistant. The MIC and MBC for 60 Australian isolates were 0·25% and 0·50%, respectively. Comparable results were obtained by co-workers in Britain using similar methods. These in-vitro results suggest tea tree oil may be useful in the treatment of MRSA carriage.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Copyright: © 1995 The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotheraphy
URI: http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/35435
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