A Review on Antibiotic Resistance and the Use of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Uropathogenic Bacteria

Hubza Ruatt Khan, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Women University, Multan, Pakistan.Follow
Mehvish Javeed, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Women University, Multan, Pakistan.Follow
Iqra Batool, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Women University, Multan, Pakistan.Follow
Rabeea Anwar, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Women University, Multan, Pakistan.Follow
Asma Ashraf, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Women University, Multan, Pakistan.Follow
Sara Janiad, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Women University, Multan, Pakistan.Follow

Abstract

UTIs are the most prevalent infections and are caused by uropathogenicmicrobes such as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Enterococcus spp. Antibiotic resistance has hampered the management of UTIs over the years, with direct repercussions on the treatment cost, the infection severity, and the duration of hospitalization. This review discussed the route of infections, risk factors connected to UTIs, antibiotic resistance issues as well as an alternative therapy to overcome the problem of antibiotic resistance. The medicinal plants which have been utilized for thousands of years to cure a variety of ailmentsrepresent a significant antibiotic substitute. This study has included both the therapy of UTIs themselves as well as the use of medicinal herbs to treat uropathogens.This review could help in the development of an effective UTI therapy formulation.

Article History

Received: Jan 06, 2023; Accepted: April 16, 2023; Published: June 30, 2023

Recommended Citation

Khan, H., Javeed, M., Batool, I., Anwar, R., Ashraf, A., & Janiad, S. (2023). A Review on Antibiotic Resistance and the Use of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Uropathogenic Bacteria, Journal of Bioresource Management, 10 (2).

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