The significant number of studies on the use of essential oils and their components against multidrug resistant bacteria such as acinetobacter baumannii methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus mycobacterium tuberculosis and pseudomonas aeruginosa show the exceptional potential of these natural products to curb the development of antibacterial resistance. Fighting multidrug resistance with herbal extracts essential oils and their components edited by mahendra rai and kateryna kon london uk academic press 2013 hardcover 296 pages isbn 978 0123985392 12995 each year more than 2 million people in the united states become infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria and it is estimated that more than 25000 die each year as a direct . Fighting multidrug resistance with herbal extracts essential oils and their components edited by mahendra kumar rai mscphd sant gadge baba amravati university amravati maharashtra india. Fighting multidrug resistance with herbal extracts essential oils and their components offers scientists a single source aimed at fighting specific multidrug resistant mdr microorganisms such as bacteria protozoans viruses and fungi using natural products. Fighting multidrug resistance with herbal extracts essential oils and their components mahendra rai and kateryna kon eds