Antibacterial properties of tualang honey and its effect in burn wound management: a comparative study

Table 1 Bacteria isolated and colony count from burn wounds treated with tualang honey and silver-based dressing

Sample	Treatment	Days	Microorganisms	CFU/ml
1	Aquacel plain	0	NG
	Aquacel-tualang honey	3	E. cloacae
		6	E. cloacae	0.97×10¹
		6+	NS
2	Aquacel plain	0	NG
	Aquacel-tualang honey	3	S. aureus & Streptococcus spp.	3.3 × 10³
		6	Streptococcus spp.	3.3 × 10³
		6+	S. aureus & Streptococcus spp.	2.4 × 10⁵
3	Aquacel plain	0	NG
	Aquacel-tualang honey	3	K. pneumoniae & S. aureus	5.3×10⁴
		6	NS
		6+	NS
4	Aquacel plain	0	NG
	Aquacel-tualang honey	3	S. aureus & CONS	2.0 × 10¹
		6	NS
		6+
5	Aquacel plain	0	NG
	Aquacel-tualang honey	3	CONS	1.6×10²
		6	K. pneumoniae	5.9×10⁵
		6+	CONS, K. pneumoniae & Pseudomonas spp.	9.3×10³
6		0	CONS & S. aureus	5.9×10¹
	Silver	3	CONS & S. aureus	2.3×10²
		6	NG
		6+	NS
7		0	NG
	Silver	3	NG
		6	NS
		6+	NS
8	Aquacel plain	0	NG
	Aquacel-tualang honey	3	NG
		6	NS
		6+	NS
9	Aquacel plain	0	NG
	Aquacel-tualang honey	3	CONS & Acinetobacter spp.	2.0 × 10³
		6	NS
		6+	NS
10	Aquacel plain	0	NG
	Aquacel-tualang honey	3	Pseudomonas spp. Acinetobacter spp.	3.8 × 10²
		6	Pseudomonas spp. Acinetobacter spp.	6.8 × 10⁵
		6+	NS

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