wIRA: hyperthermia as a treatment option for intracellular bacteria, with special focus on Chlamydiae and Mycobacteria

The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the last century is alarming and calls for alternative, nonchemical treatment strategies. Thermal medicine uses heat for the treatment of infectious diseases but its use in facultative and obligate intracellular bacteria remains poorly studied. In th...

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Main Authors: Nicole Borel, Anna Maria Sauer-Durand, Mark Hartel, Jasmin Kuratli, Peter Vaupel, Nicole Scherr, Gerd Pluschke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hyperthermia
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2020.1751312