The synergistic effect of PDT and oxacillin on clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

• Published in: Lasers in surgery and medicine Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 535 - 551
• Main Authors: Iluz, Natanel, Maor, Yasmin, Keller, Natan, Malik, Zvi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2018
• Subjects: Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Cell walls; Clinical isolates; Clinical microbiology; Damage accumulation; deuteroporphyrin; Dilution; Drug resistance; Free radicals; Fusidic acid; Gentamicin; Lasers; MDR; Methicillin; Microbiology; Microscopy; Minimum inhibitory concentration; MRSA; Oxacillin; Pathogens; Penicillin; Photodynamic therapy; Porphyrins; Radiation; Rifampin; Staphylococcus aureus; synergism; Synergistic effect; Transmission electron microscopy; Vancomycin; VISA; photodynamic therapy; MRSA; synergism; VISA; MDR; oxacillin; Staphylococcus aureus; deuteroporphyrin

Background Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen in clinical microbiology. It is known to cause infections at various body sites and can be life‐threatening. The development of resistance to many well‐established antibiotic treatments and the prevalence of methicillin‐resistant S. aureus (MRAS)...