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386. Blue Light Reduces Cutibacterium (Propionibacterium) Acnes Bacterial Burden: Orthopedic Shoulder Infection Prevention Strategy?

BACKGROUND: Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) is a common shoulder periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Blue light (BL) is effectively used in the dermatologic clinical setting against acne vulgaris caused by C. acnes. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is the use of light source and photosensitizer (PS) to e...

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Autores principales: Bhargava, Swati, Boyle, Kathleen, Diletti, Sara, Nodzo, Scott, Crane, John, Duquin, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809905/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.459