In vivo killing of Staphylococcus aureus using a light-activated antimicrobial agent

BACKGROUND: The widespread problem of antibiotic resistance in pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus has prompted the search for new antimicrobial approaches. In this study we report for the first time the use of a light-activated antimicrobial agent, methylene blue, to kill an epidemic methicilli...

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Autores principales: Zolfaghari, Parjam S, Packer, Samantha, Singer, Mervyn, Nair, Sean P, Bennett, Jon, Street, Cale, Wilson, Michael
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2642833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19193212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-9-27

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