title: Antimicrobial activity of Nigella sativa L. seed oil against multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from diabetic wounds.
abstract: Microbial resistance to existing antibiotics has led to an increase in the use of medicinal plants that show beneficial effects for various infectious diseases. The study evaluates the susceptibility of multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus to Nigella sativa oil. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from 34 diabetic patient's wounds attending the Renaissance hospital, Nsukka, Southeast Nigeria. The isolates were characterized and identified using standard microbiological techniques. Isolates were cultured and a comparative In vitro antibiotic susceptibility test was carried out using the disk diffusion method. Of the 34 samples collected, 19(56%) showed multidrug resistance to the commonly used antibiotics. Nigella sativa oil was then studied for antibacterial activity against these multidrug resistant isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in varying concentration by well diffusion method. The oil showed pronounced dose dependent antibacterial activity against the isolates. Out of 19 isolates, 8(42%) were sensitive to undiluted oil sample; 4(21%) of these showed sensitivity at 200 mg/ml, 400 mg/ml and 800 mg/ml respectively. Eleven (58%) of the isolates were completely resistant to all the oil concentrations. The present study, reports the isolation of multi-drug resistant S. aureus from diabetic wounds and that more than half of isolates were susceptible to different concentrations N. sativa oil.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Lorina Badger
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Emeka
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Promise Madu
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Emeka
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Tahir Mehmood
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D052978:Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D031881:Nigella sativa / Q000737:chemistry; D009549:Nigeria; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D029974:Carum
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D010938:Plant Oils; C104525:caraway oil