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Article: Effects of Tea Tree Oil as Decolonization Agent Examined.(Brief Article)
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- Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA
- Article date:
- April 18, 2000
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2000 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com) --
In a recent pilot study researchers examined the clinical efficacy of tea tree oil in the eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
They found a combination of tea tree oil products was more effective than mupirocin and triclosan.
"The emergence of mupirocin-resistant MRSA potentially compromises our ability to eradicate the carrier state and alternative treatment agents have been suggested," reported M.L. Caelli and colleagues from the University of Newcastle and other institutions in Australia.
The researchers conducted the pilot study at John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, ...