Photodynamic action weakens resistance to antibiotics in bacteria that attack airways

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Source: Janice Haney Carr/CDC PHIL

A study of photodynamic inactivation (PDI) showed it has a novel capacity to modify bacterial sensitivity to antibiotics according to dosage, reducing the resistance and persistence of both standard and clinical strains.

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