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Summary Acne is the most common skin condition, with direct treatment costs totaling over $3 billion each year. Vanderbilt researchers have developed a photodynamic therapy (PDT) for effectively and specifically treating Propionibacterium acnes infections, enabling improved clinical support for patients. Addressed Need More than 90% of the global...

Published: 9/4/2024 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Dermatology, Infectious Disease

Category(s): Therapeutics

Targeted photodynamic therapy for S. aureus infections

Summary Staphylococcus aureus is among the most prevalent pathogens in skin and soft tissue infections, with treatments becoming increasingly compromised by the emergence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Vanderbilt researchers have developed a combination photodynamic therapy (PDT) for targeting MRSA infections in skin that is not only effective...

Published: 8/9/2023 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Dermatology, Infectious Disease

Category(s): Therapeutics