MRSA is an antibiotic resistant staphylococcus aureus infection. Staphylococcus aureus or "Staph" is a bacteria that can cause stubborn skin infections that can turn life threatening if not treated. When the staph bacteria becomes resistant to antibiotics - usually due to over use of antibiotics - it becomes MRSA. Biofilm formation is a significant defense mechanism of bacteria that increases the establishment and duration of infection. The ability of MRSA to form biofilm responsible for hard-to-treat infections make MRSA a serious threat to human health, which is associated with tolerance of staphylococcal biofilms to antibiotics and can lead to failure of antibiotic therapies
How does Staphylococcus aureus present itself?
Staphylococcus aureus is generally the culprit of chronic Abscesses and Boils, Folliculitis, Cellulitis, and Impetigo.
Several studies show that the methylglyoxal (MGO) in manuka honey, paired with its flavonoids and Leptosperin make it incredibly powerful against a wide array of bacterium, including staph and MRSA. This compound showed toxicity to bacterial cells in the wounds by causing bacterial cell lysis. In addition, MGO inhibits flagellation and disrupts bacterial cell division. Not only does Manuka honey have the capacity of killing the present bacteria, but also preventing the development of and destroying the biofilm.
Below are just a couple of published research articles on Manuka honey and MRSA:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7419495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5562472/
This is not medical advice
