ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2020
Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Understanding bacterial biofilms: From definition to treatment strategies.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023Pooled it
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- Heat Shock Protein Inhibitors Show Synergistic Antibacterial Effects with Photodynamic Therapy on Caries-Related StreptococcimSphere · 2023Article
- Epidemic Trends and Biofilm Formation Mechanisms of Haemophilus influenzae: Insights into Clinical Implications and Prevention Strategies.Infection and drug resistance · 2023Review
- Polymicrobial Infections and Biofilms: Clinical Significance and Eradication Strategies.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Ototopical therapies for post tympanostomy tube otorrhoea in children.Translational pediatrics · 2022Article
- Photodynamic disinfection and its role in controlling infectious diseases.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2021Review
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Abstract
Otitis media (OM) is a prevalent pediatric infection characterized by painful inflammation of the middle ear. There are more than 700 million cases of OM diagnosed globally each year, with 50% of affected children under 5 years of age. Further, OM is the most common reason for children to receive antibiotic treatment in developed countries. The most recent work on this dynamic disease indicates that biofilms and polymicrobial infections play a role in recurrent OM and chronic OM, which are difficult to eradicate using standard antibiotic protocols. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is a promising new strategy for the treatment of resistant bacteria and persistent biofilms which lead to chronic infections. While PDT continues to be successfully used for oncological, dermatological, and dental applications, our work focuses on the efficacy of aPDT as it relates to otopathogens responsible for OM. Previous studies from our laboratory and others have shown that non-typeable
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