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Honey kills antibiotic-resistant bugs

Chronic wounds could benefit from traditional medicine.

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  1. Cooper, R. A., Molan, P. C. & Harding, K. G. The sensitivity to honey of Gram-positive cocci of clinical significance isolated from wounds. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 93, 857 - 863, (2002).

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Powell, K. Honey kills antibiotic-resistant bugs. Nature (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/news021118-1

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