The increasing emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens causes difficult-to-treat
infections with long-term hospitalizations and a high incidence of death, thus representing a …

Honey was used in traditional medicine to treat wounds until the advent of modern medicine.
The rising global antibiotic resistance has forced the development of novel therapies as …

Antibacterial resistance has become a challenging situation worldwide. The increasing
emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens stresses the need for develo** alternative or …

Bee-collected pollen (BCP) is a well-known functional food. Honey bees process the
collected pollen and store it in the hive, inside the comb cells. The processed pollen is called …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Honey is one of the most popular functional foods,
speculated to be in use since the advent of human civilization. Its health-protective activity is …

Hospital-acquired infections and treatment-related wound complications constitute a
tremendous burden for the health care system, particularly given the serious increase in …

Wild and managed bees provide pollination services to crops and wild plants, as well as a
variety of other services beneficial to humans. Honey bees are the most economically …

Kombucha is a traditional beverage of sweetened black tea fermented with a symbiotic
association of acetic acid bacteria and yeasts. In this study, kombucha fermented beverage …

The fundamental feature of “active honeys” is the presence and concentration of
antibacterial compounds. Currently identified compounds and factors have been described …

Manuka honey (MH) is currently used as a wound treatment and suggested to be effective in
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) elimination. We sought to optimize the …