Disarming Pore-Forming Toxins with Biomimetic Nanosponges in Intraocular Infections

Disarming Pore-Forming Toxins with Biomimetic Nanosponges in Intraocular Infections

Endophthalmitis is a blinding consequence of bacterial invasion of the interior of the eye. Because of increases in the numbers of ocular surgeries and intraocular injections, the incidence of endophthalmitis is steadily increasing. Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus pneumon...

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Main Authors: Phillip S. Coburn, Frederick C. Miller, Austin L. LaGrow, Craig Land, Huzzatul Mursalin, Erin Livingston, Omar Amayem, Yijie Chen, Weiwei Gao, Liangfang Zhang, Michelle C. Callegan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-05-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
antibiotic
endophthalmitis
eye
infection
nanoparticle
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00262-19

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00262-19

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