Bactericidal Effect of Photodynamic Therapy, Alone or in Combination with Mupirocin or Linezolid, on Staphylococcus aureus

Bactericidal Effect of Photodynamic Therapy, Alone or in Combination with Mupirocin or Linezolid, on Staphylococcus aureus

Antibiotic treatments frequently fail due to the development of antibiotic resistance, underscoring the need for new treatment strategies. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) could constitute an alternative therapy. In bacterial suspensions of Staphylococcus aureus, which is commonly implicate...

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Main Authors: Vanesa Pérez-Laguna, Luna Pérez-Artiaga, Verónica Lampaya-Pérez, Isabel García-Luque, Sofía Ballesta, Santi Nonell, Manuel P. Paz-Cristobal, Yolanda Gilaberte, Antonio Rezusta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
S. aureus
antibiotics
rose Bengal
methylene blue
photoinactivation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01002/full

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