Research Article

Antibiofilm Activity of Manuka Honey in Combination with Antibiotics

Table 1

FBEC indices.

MBEC of antibioticMBEC of Manuka honey FBEC index
AloneWith Manuka honey

P. aeruginosa PAO1
(gentamicin)
500 µg/mL100 µg/mL with 17.5% Manuka honey30%17.5% with 100 µg/mL gentamicin0.78
75 µg/mL with 20% Manuka honey20% with 75 µg/mL gentamicin0.82

S. aureus
IDRL-4284 (vancomycin)
100 µg/mL1 µg/mL with 1% Manuka honey3%1% with 1 µg/mL vancomycin0.34