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solarbirdBlue Light Destroys Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infection
Terra Daily
New Rochelle NY (SPX) Feb 06, 2009
Sterifield in useTwo common strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA, were virtually eradicated in the laboratory by exposing them to a wavelength of blue light, in a process called photo-irradiation that is described in a paper published online ahead of print in Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. ...
The authors report that the higher the dose of 470-nm blue light, the more bacteria were killed. High-dose photo-irradiation was able to destroy 90.4% of the US-300 colonies and the IS-853 colonies. The effectiveness of blue light in vitro suggests that it should also be effective in human cases of MRSA infection, and particularly in cutaneous and subcutaneous infections.
Terra Daily
New Rochelle NY (SPX) Feb 06, 2009
Sterifield in use
The authors report that the higher the dose of 470-nm blue light, the more bacteria were killed. High-dose photo-irradiation was able to destroy 90.4% of the US-300 colonies and the IS-853 colonies. The effectiveness of blue light in vitro suggests that it should also be effective in human cases of MRSA infection, and particularly in cutaneous and subcutaneous infections.
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Date: 2009-02-06 07:26 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-02-06 10:11 pm (UTC)i got MRSA over the summer, in the incision made for my hip surgery. i looked like i had an alien baby attached to my upper hip.
where was this THEN? it would have been a lot easier than was i went through. sigh
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Date: 2009-02-07 02:46 am (UTC)Also: I'm very happy they're doing this research in New York. ;-)