[A case report of a patient whose sputum culture of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) disappeared after administration of green tea by gastric tube].
It costs a lot of burden to take care of MDRP carriers at home as well as preventing MDRP transmission to caregivers. It is reported that epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the most abundant chemical contained in tea catechin, is chemically similar to trimethoprim (TMP) and inhibits S. maltophilia growth by antifolate acitivity. In this report, we present a case of a patient, whose sputum culture of MDRP disappeared after a green tea administration by gastric tube. We thought that catechin escaped from a drug efflux mechanism(s) of MDRP and could act on its growth.
Ando
Takashi
T
Kawasaki Total Care Center, Municipal Ida Hospital, City of Kawasaki.
Sato
Kyoko
K
Karino
Mayumi
M
Yoshikawa
Sachiko
S
Miyamori
Tadashi
T
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000178:diet therapy*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000502:physiology*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*; D013662:Tea / Q000737:chemistry*
D013662:Tea