Antibacterial honey for the prevention of peritoneal-dialysis-related infections (HONEYPOT): A randomised trial

David W. Johnson; Sunil V. Badve; Elaine M. Pascoe; Elaine Beller; Alan Cass; Carolyn Clark; Janak de Zoysa; Nicole M. Isbel; Steven McTaggart; Alicia T. Morrish; E. Geoffrey Playford; Anish Scaria; Paul Snelling; Liza A. Vergara; Carmel M. Hawley

doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70258-5

Antibacterial honey for the prevention of peritoneal-dialysis-related infections (HONEYPOT): A randomised trial

David W. Johnson^*
, Sunil V. Badve
, Elaine M. Pascoe
, Elaine Beller
, Alan Cass
, Carolyn Clark
, Janak de Zoysa
, Nicole M. Isbel
, Steven McTaggart
, Alicia T. Morrish
, E. Geoffrey Playford
, Anish Scaria
, Paul Snelling
, Liza A. Vergara
, Carmel M. Hawley

^*Corresponding author for this work

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BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of evidence to guide the best strategy for prevention of peritoneal-dialysis-related infections. Antibacterial honey has shown promise as a novel, cheap, effective, topical prophylactic agent without inducing microbial resistance. We therefore assessed whether daily application of honey at the exit site would increase the time to peritoneal-dialysis-related infections compared with standard exit-site care plus intranasal mupirocin prophylaxis for nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus.

METHODS: In this open-label trial undertaken in 26 centres in Australia and New Zealand, participants undergoing peritoneal dialysis were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio with an adaptive allocation algorithm to daily topical exit-site application of antibacterial honey plus standard exit-site care or intranasal mupirocin prophylaxis (only in carriers of nasal S aureus) plus standard exit-site care (control group). The primary endpoint was time to first infection related to peritoneal dialysis (exit-site infection, tunnel infection, or peritonitis). The trial is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, number 12607000537459.

FINDINGS: Of 371 participants, 186 were assigned to the honey group and 185 to the control group. The median peritoneal-dialysis-related infection-free survival times were not significantly different in the honey (16·0 months [IQR not estimable]) and control groups (17·7 months [not estimable]; unadjusted hazard ratio 1·12, 95% CI 0·83-1·51; p=0·47). In the subgroup analyses, honey increased the risks of both the primary endpoint (1·85, 1·05-3·24; p=0·03) and peritonitis (2·25, 1·16-4·36) in participants with diabetes. The incidences of serious adverse events (298 vs 327, respectively; p=0·1) and deaths (14 vs 18, respectively; p=0·9) were not significantly different in the honey and control groups. 11 (6%) participants in the honey group had local skin reactions.

INTERPRETATION: The findings of this trial show that honey cannot be recommended routinely for the prevention of peritoneal-dialysis-related infections.

FUNDING: Baxter Healthcare, Queensland Government, Comvita, and Gambro.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-30
Number of pages	8
Journal	The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70258-5
Publication status	Published - Jan 2014

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Johnson, D. W., Badve, S. V., Pascoe, E. M., Beller, E., Cass, A., Clark, C., de Zoysa, J., Isbel, N. M., McTaggart, S., Morrish, A. T., Playford, E. G., Scaria, A., Snelling, P., Vergara, L. A., & Hawley, C. M. (2014). Antibacterial honey for the prevention of peritoneal-dialysis-related infections (HONEYPOT): A randomised trial. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 14(1), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70258-5

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