Antimicrobial Potential of Various Essential Oils against Multidrug-Resistant Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli

Menarva Mohamed Moustafa, Zenat Kamel Mohamed, Doaa Mohamed Gheeth, Mohamed Gamal Salah

Abstract


Uropathogenic Escherichia coli is one of the major pathogens causing urinary tract infections. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic E. coli isolated from patients with urinary tract infections and evaluation of plant-derived essential oils as alternatives to antibiotics. The majority of isolated strains exhibited remarkable resistance against various antibiotics especially quinolones. Of 100 strains, 78 were found to acquire no susceptibility to at least one antibiotic in three or more classes and classified as multidrug resistant. The antibacterial potential of ten essential oils were investigated and results revealed that clove and oregano were the most powerful essential oils with MIC 0.25 and 1 µL/mL, respectively. The present results suggest that plant-derived EOs may assist in antimicrobial fight, especially those contain high amounts of eugenol and terpenoids (such as clove and oregano) which are active against multidrug-resistant strains.


Keywords


UPEC, Resistant, Quinolone, Antimicrobial

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