Beyond antibiotics: photo/sonodynamic approaches for bacterial theranostics

X Pang, D Li, J Zhu, J Cheng, G Liu - Nano-micro letters, 2020 - Springer
Rapid evolution and propagation of multidrug resistance among bacterial pathogens are
outpacing the development of new antibiotics, but antimicrobial photodynamic therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Contemporary approaches and future perspectives of antibacterial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) …

P Dharmaratne, DN Sapugahawatte, B Wang… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The high prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causing skin
and soft tissue infections in both the community and healthcare settings challenges the …

Riboflavin-based carbon dots with high singlet oxygen generation for photodynamic therapy

J Yue, L Li, C Jiang, Q Mei, WF Dong… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy, as an effective treatment for superficial tumors, has attracted more
and more attention. The development of safe, biocompatible and in vivo photosensitive …

Advances in the management of Acanthamoeba keratitis: a review of the literature and synthesized algorithmic approach

AR Kaufman, EY Tu - The Ocular Surface, 2022 - Elsevier
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a severe cause of infectious keratitis and represents a
significant clinical challenge. Recent literature regarding AK epidemiology, diagnosis …

Paradox of complex diversity: Challenges in the diagnosis and management of bacterial keratitis

RB Singh, S Das, J Chodosh, N Sharma… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial keratitis continues to be one of the leading causes of corneal blindness in the
developed as well as the developing world, despite swift progress since the dawn of the …

Rose bengal photodynamic antimicrobial therapy for patients with progressive infectious keratitis: a pilot clinical study

A Naranjo, A Arboleda, JD Martinez, H Durkee… - American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To report clinical outcomes of rose bengal photodynamic antimicrobial therapy (RB-
PDAT) as an adjunct treatment for severe, progressive infectious keratitis. Design …

Antibiotics-free nanomaterials against bacterial keratitis: Eliminating infections with reactive oxygen species (ROS)

L Zhou, Y Deng, Y Ren, HL Poon, WY Chu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacterial keratitis (BK), which accounts for over 50% of the reported cases of microbial
keratitis, is a condition that can result in vision loss and blindness if left untreated. Antibiotics …

Rose bengal photodynamic antimicrobial therapy: a novel treatment for resistant fusarium keratitis

G Amescua, A Arboleda, N Nikpoor, H Durkee… - Cornea, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of rose bengal PDAT for the management of a patient with
multidrug-resistant Fusarium keratoplasticum keratitis unresponsive to standard clinical …

Rose bengal photodynamic antimicrobial therapy: a review of the intermediate-term clinical and surgical outcomes

PA Sepulveda-Beltran, H Levine, DS Altamirano… - American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
PURPOSE To evaluate the intermediate-term clinical outcomes of Rose Bengal
Photodynamic Antimicrobial Therapy (RB-PDAT) for infectious keratitis; secondarily, to …

Recent advances in photodynamic therapy against fungal keratitis

JH Hung, CN Lee, HW Hsu, IS Ng, CJ Wu, CK Yu… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fungal keratitis is a serious clinical infection on the cornea caused by fungi and is one of the
leading causes of blindness in Asian countries. The treatment options are currently limited to …