Effective treatment and decolonization of a dog infected with carbapenemase (VIM-2)-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa using probiotic and photodynamic therapies.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Combined use of aPDT and probiotics could be a promising therapeutic strategy for treatment of superficial infections produced by carbapenem-resistant bacteria, while avoiding recurrent infection due to intestinal bacterial carriage of these multidrug-resistant pathogens.
PMID: 30604463 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Veterinary Dermatology - January 3, 2019 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Sellera FP, Fernandes MR, Sabino CP, de Freitas LM, da Silva LCBA, Pogliani FC, Ribeiro MS, Hamblin MR, Lincopan N Tags: Vet Dermatol Source Type: research