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Evaluation of the antibacterial and antibiofilm properties of quercetin against clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Medical microbiology

Abstract

Background:  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a serious clinical threat in hospitals. MRSA strains have acquired resistance to nearly every beta-lactam antibiotic because there has been a change in the penicillin-binding protein (PBP2a) encoded by the mec genes. Aim of the work: The objective of this study is to assess quercetin's antimicrobial and antibiofilm capabilities toward MRSA clinical isolates from Ain Shams University Hospitals. Methods: We obtained total of 40 MRSA isolates from the main microbiology lab of Ain Shams University Hospitals. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing and phenotypic identification were carried out, and the MIC of quercetin was determined against 40 MRSA isolates. Sub-MIC quercetin levels were used to determine its impact on biofilm formation. Biofilm formation was significantly reduced by quercetin compared to the control grown in the absence of quercetin. Results: MRSA clinical isolates are susceptible to the antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects of quercetin, and its inhibitory effects increase with its concentration. Conclusion: Quercetin shows antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities against MRSA clinical isolates.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2024.261871.1754

Keywords

Keywords: Quercetin, Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloccocus Aureus, sub-MIC, Antibiofilm

Authors

First Name

Arwa

Last Name

Elsayed

MiddleName

Elsayed Tawfeek

Affiliation

Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt

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First Name

Soha

Last Name

Elhady

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Abdelrahman

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt

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Fatma el zahraa

Last Name

Fathy

MiddleName

youssef

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt

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drfatmayoussef@med.asu.edu.eg

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cairo

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0000000267877734

Volume

5

Article Issue

2

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47401

Issue Date

2024-05-01

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2024-01-16

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2024-05-01

Page Start

625

Page End

635

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2682-4132

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2682-4140

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1,157

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Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/

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Evaluation of the antibacterial and antibiofilm properties of quercetin against clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

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25 Dec 2024