Blue Light Eliminates Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Infected Mouse Skin Abrasions

Tianhong Dai; Asheesh Gupta; Ying‐Ying Huang; Margaret E. Sherwood; Clinton K. Murray; Mark S. Vrahas; Tammy Kielian; Michael R Hamblin

doi:10.1089/pho.2012.3365

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There exists a therapeutic window of blue light for bacterial infections where bacteria are selectively inactivated by blue light while host tissue cells are preserved. Blue light therapy has the potential to rapidly reduce the bacterial load in SSTI.

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