THE EFFECT OF VINEGAR SOLUTION ON THE BACTERIA THAT CAUSE IMPETIGO

Abstract

Out of fourty six samples collected from impetigo patients, fourty-two bacterial isolates were obtained, Staphylococcus aureus was constitute 24 isolates, Streptococcus pyogenes was 14 isolates and Proteus mirabilis was only 4 isolates . The sensitivity of these bacterial isolates were tested against 7 different antibiotics . It was shown that the highest sensitivity of there isolates were against Erythromycin and Mithicillin , were as both Ciprofloxacin and Piperacillin were the most active inhibitors of the tested bacteria . On the other hand , the activity of vinegar solution of different concentration were tested against the different bacterial species isolated from impetigo cases, The results showed that the majority of bacterial isolates were sensitive to concentration between 2-32 mg\ml. The MIC and MBC of vinegar solutions toward the three bacterial species were as follows ; for Proteus mirabilis were 0.5-1.0 mg\ml , for Streptococcus pyogenes were 0.5-0.75 mg\ml , and for Staphylococcus pyogenes were 0.15-0.25 mg\ml respectively .