NDM metallo-β-lactamases and their bacterial producers in health care settings

W Wu, Y Feng, G Tang, F Qiao… - Clinical microbiology …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) is a metallo-β-lactamase able to hydrolyze almost all
β-lactams. Twenty-four NDM variants have been identified in> 60 species of 11 bacterial …

Photodynamic therapy for ESKAPE pathogens: An emerging approach to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

A Mathur, AS Parihar, S Modi, A Kalra - Microbial pathogenesis, 2023 - Elsevier
The increase in antimicrobial resistance, particularly in ESKAPE pathogens, has resulted in
the dire need for new therapeutic approaches. ESKAPE is an acronym for a group of …

Chitosan-based drug delivery systems for optimization of photodynamic therapy: a review

GMF Calixto, SR de Annunzio, FD Victorelli… - Aaps Pharmscitech, 2019 - Springer
Drug delivery systems (DDS) can be designed to enrich the pharmacological and
therapeutic properties of several drugs. Many of the initial obstacles that impeded the clinical …

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 …

Synergistic effect of Ru (II)-based type II photodynamic therapy with cefotaxime on clinical isolates of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

DB Hormazábal, ÁB Reyes, F Castro… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multidrug-resistant bacteria, such as ESBL producing-Klebsiella pneumoniae, have
increased substantially, encouraging the development of complementary therapies such as …

Photodynamic therapy for treatment of infected burns

AS da Fonseca, F de Paoli, AL Mencalha - … and Photodynamic Therapy, 2022 - Elsevier
Burns are among the most debilitating and devastating forms of trauma. Such injuries are
influenced by infections, causing increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Due to …

Photodynamic treatment with cationic Ir (III) complexes induces a synergistic antimicrobial effect with imipenem over carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

M Valenzuela-Valderrama, V Bustamante… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Bacteria prevalent in the hospital environment have developed multi-drug
resistance (MDR), such as the carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC+) …

Effective Photodynamic Therapy with Ir(III) for Virulent Clinical Isolates of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Klebsiella pneumoniae

C Núñez, A Palavecino, IA González, P Dreyse… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) Klebsiella pneumoniae is one
of the leading causes of health-associated infections (HAIs), whose antibiotic treatments …

Synergistic effect of combined imipenem and photodynamic treatment with the cationic Ir (III) complexes to polypyridine ligand on carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella …

M Valenzuela-Valderrama, N Carrasco-Véliz… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Carbapenemase-producing strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC+) are one
of the multi-drug resistant bacteria with the highest risk for human health. The colistin is the …

Effective Treatment against ESBL-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae through Synergism of the Photodynamic Activity of Re (I) Compounds with Beta-Lactams

IA González, A Palavecino, C Núñez, P Dreyse… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and carbapenemase (KPC+)
producing Klebsiella pneumoniae are multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR) with the highest …