Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy with Chlorin e6 Is Bactericidal against Biofilms of the Primary Human Otopathogens

Otitis media (OM), or middle ear disease, is the most prevalent bacterial infection in children and the primary reason for antibiotic use and surgical intervention in the pediatric population. Biofilm formation by the major bacterial otopathogens, Moraxella catarrhalis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and...

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Main Authors: Nicole R. Luke-Marshall, Lisa A. Hansen, Gal Shafirstein, Anthony A. Campagnari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-07-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00492-20