<p>Evaluation of essential oil obtained from <em>Mentha×piperita</em> L. against multidrug-resistant strains</p>

Abstract

The present study highlights the bactericidal activity of <i>Mentha</i>×<i>piperita</i> L. essential oil on all tested MDR or extensively drug-resistant Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains of <i>Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella</i>pneumoniae, <i>Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> and <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>. This oil may be a therapeutic option in the near future for many infectious diseases produced by MDR bacteria.