The role of the light source in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

M Piksa, C Lian, IC Samuel, KJ Pawlik… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) is a promising approach to fight the growing
problem of antimicrobial resistance that threatens health care, food security and agriculture …

Microbiological aspects of osteomyelitis in veterinary medicine: drawing parallels to the infection in human medicine

M González-Martín, V Silva, P Poeta… - Veterinary …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Osteomyelitis is a challenging infectious disease affecting humans and animals. It is difficult
to diagnose because, in many cases, symptoms are non-specific and, for example in implant …

Identification of reptarenaviruses, hartmaniviruses, and a novel chuvirus in captive native Brazilian boa constrictors with boid inclusion body disease

FF Argenta, J Hepojoki, T Smura, L Szirovicza… - Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Boid inclusion body disease (BIBD) is a transmissible viral disease of captive snakes that
causes severe losses in snake collections worldwide. It is caused by reptarenavirus …

In vitro porphyrin-based photodynamic therapy against mono and polyculture of multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from integumentary infections in animals

CS Machado, MG Seeger, KS Moreira… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms have been frequently isolated from integumentary
lesions of animals, and these lesions are usually infected by more than one pathogen. This …

Photoinactivation of ESKAPE pathogens: overview of novel therapeutic strategy

J Nakonieczna, A Wozniak, M Pieranski… - Future medicinal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance requires development of alternative
therapeutic options. Multidrug-resistant strains of Enterococcus spp., Staphylococcus …

Photodynamic treatment for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: Perspectives for the treatment of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections

M Valenzuela-Valderrama, IA González… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The emergence of multi-drug resistance for pathogenic bacteria is one of the most pressing
global threats to human health in the 21st century. Hence, the availability of new treatment …

Strengthening collaborations at the Biology-Physics interface: trends in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

FV Cabral, TH dos Santos Souza, FP Sellera… - Biophysical …, 2023 - Springer
The unbridled use of antimicrobial drugs over the last decades contributed to the global
dissemination of drug-resistant pathogens and increasing rates of life-threatening infections …

Validation of stable reference genes in Staphylococcus aureus to study gene expression under photodynamic treatment: a case study of SEB virulence factor analysis

P Ogonowska, J Nakonieczna - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), encoded by the seb gene, is a virulence factor
produced by Staphylococcus aureus that is involved mainly in food poisoning and is known …

[HTML][HTML] Methylene blue-covered superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles combined with red light as a novel platform to fight non-local bacterial infections: A proof …

VH Toledo, TM Yoshimura, ST Pereira… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Currently, antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) is limited to the local treatment of
topical infections, and a platform that can deliver the photosensitizer to internal organs is …

[HTML][HTML] Use of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy to Inactivate Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: Scoping Review

AR Bravo, FA Fuentealba, IA González, CE Palavecino - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative bacillus responsible for a wide variety of
potentially fatal infections and, in turn, constitutes a critical agent of healthcare-associated …