Infections caused by drug-resistant pathogens are rapidly increasing in incidence and pose
an urgent global health concern. New treatments are needed to address this critical situation …

Highlights•The WHO is seriously concerned about bacterial infections resistance in clinical
medicine.•Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy (aPDT) represents a promising alternative to …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has emerged as a promising approach to aid
the fight against looming antibiotic resistance. aPDT harnesses the energy of light through …

Photodynamic inactivation of microorganisms has gained substantial attention due to its
unique mode of action, in which pathogens are unable to generate resistance, and due to …

Antimicrobial resistance is threatening to overshadow last century's medical advances.
Previously eradicated infectious diseases are now resurgent as multi-drug resistant strains …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been proposed as a new technique to inactivate
microorganisms as it does not lead to the selection of mutant resistant strains; a clear benefit …

Efficient antimicrobials are urgently needed for the treatment of bacterial biofilms due to their
resistance to traditional drugs. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new strategy that has been …

Health problems and reduced treatment effectiveness due to antimicrobial resistance have
become important global problems and are important factors that negatively affect life …

The relentless advance of drug-resistance among pathogenic microbes, mandates a search
for alternative approaches that will not cause resistance. Photodynamic inactivation (PDI) …

The emergence of multidrug resistant bacterial strains has hastened the exploration of
advanced microbicides and antibacterial techniques. Photodynamic antibacterial therapy …