Authors : Vijay N. Charde , Pratik M. Bezalwar and Shweta M. Bhiwankar
Page Nos : 97-104
Description :
The pre-eminent role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospital infection is due to its resistance to common antibiotics & antiseptics. Since primitive times, man has gone in different ways to search for cures and relief from various diseases by using several plants, plant products and plant-derived products. Recently, there is a scientific curiosity and certain popularity with regard to screening extracts from plants to use it medicinally all over the world mostly to take over problem of multi drug resistant (MDR) pathogens. In present study Pseudomonas isolated from the patients suffering from the ailments like respiratory tract infection, UTI, etc. and studying the antibiotic resistant pattern of these isolates and synergistic action of cold and hot water and methanol extracts of Amomum subulatumon the activity of antibiotics. Cold extracts in methanol and water was found to more effective than hot water extracts on many antibiotics. The results showed that Pseudomonas isolates not responding to antibiotics becomes sensitive to these antibiotics in presence of cold extracts in methanol and water of Amomum subulatum.
