Photodynamic and antibiotic therapy in combination against bacterial infections: efficacy, determinants, mechanisms, and future perspectives

Y Feng, CC Tonon, S Ashraf, T Hasan - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotic treatment, the mainstay for the control of bacterial infections, is greatly hampered
by the global prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial photodynamic therapy: overview of a promising approach to fight antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

Y Liu, R Qin, SAJ Zaat, E Breukink… - Journal of clinical and …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Antibacterial photodynamic therapy (APDT) has drawn increasing attention from the
scientific society for its potential to effectively kill multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacteria and …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy–what we know and what we don't

F Cieplik, D Deng, W Crielaard… - Critical reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Considering increasing number of pathogens resistant towards commonly used antibiotics
as well as antiseptics, there is a pressing need for antimicrobial approaches that are …

Friends against the foe: synergistic photothermal and photodynamic therapy against bacterial infections

A Naskar, K Kim - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are rapidly emerging, coupled with the failure of current
antibiotic therapy; thus, new alternatives for effectively treating infections caused by MDR …

Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation and photodynamic therapy for infections

L Huang, T Dai, MR Hamblin - Photodynamic Therapy: Methods and …, 2010 - Springer
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) was initially discovered over 100 years ago by its ability to kill
microorganisms, but its use to treat infections clinically has not been much developed …

Rejuvenated photodynamic therapy for bacterial infections

Q Jia, Q Song, P Li, W Huang - Advanced healthcare materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of multidrug resistant bacterial strains has hastened the exploration of
advanced microbicides and antibacterial techniques. Photodynamic antibacterial therapy …

Photodynamic therapy of microbial infections: state of the art and perspectives

G Jori - Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and …, 2006 - dl.begellhouse.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is coming of age as an efficient alternative treatment for
microbial infections, a problem which is presently aggravated by the increasingly …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: Latest developments with a focus on combinatory strategies

R Youf, M Müller, A Balasini, F Thétiot, M Müller… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has become a fundamental tool in modern
therapeutics, notably due to the expanding versatility of photosensitizers (PSs) and the …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy to kill Gram-negative bacteria

FF Sperandio, YY Huang… - Recent patents on anti …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT) or photodynamic inactivation (PDI) is a new
promising strategy to eradicate pathogenic microorganisms such as Gram-positive and …

Photodynamic and photothermal therapies for bacterial infection treatment

H Kim, YR Lee, H Jeong, J Lee, X Wu, H Li… - Smart …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteria can cause numerous infectious diseases and has been a major threat to human
humans. Although antibiotics have partially succeeded in treating bacteria, owing to …