Article ; Online: Photosensitised versus conventional infection control: the local fight continues.
2023 Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 23–29
Abstract: The worsening problem of antimicrobial drug resistance requires a nuanced approach. Since the conventional drug pipeline is unlikely to be sufficient to avoid massive increases in mortality by the mid-twenty-first century, other methods of antisepsis ... ...
| Abstract | The worsening problem of antimicrobial drug resistance requires a nuanced approach. Since the conventional drug pipeline is unlikely to be sufficient to avoid massive increases in mortality by the mid-twenty-first century, other methods of antisepsis will be required. These might be used either in place of (allowing conservation) or together with conventional agents. Of such approaches, locally applied protocols involving photo-antimicrobials suggest themselves, particularly as early intervention, e.g. in bacterial tonsillitis, would be curative without recourse to conventional drugs, and would thus prevent the development of more serious diseases such as pneumonia or meningitis. However, given the pharmaceutical industry's lack of investment in such approaches, support would be required from other areas of bioscience, such as the biomed or biotech sectors. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Anti-Infective Agents ; Bacterial Infections ; Drug Resistance, Microbial ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use |
| Chemical Substances | Anti-Infective Agents ; Anti-Bacterial Agents |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-12-14 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2072584-X |
| ISSN | 1474-9092 ; 1474-905X |
| ISSN (online) | 1474-9092 |
| ISSN | 1474-905X |
| DOI | 10.1007/s43630-023-00503-4 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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