Photodynamic therapy with methylene blue effectively kills antibiotic resistant bacteria from pediatric patients with perforated appendicitis.

Sci Rep · 2025 · PMC12815967 · PMID 41372491

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MB-PDT-treated strains (MB + L+: 1.00 ± 1.16 log 10 ) demonstrated an overall 4.50 ± 4.62 log 10 reduction in bacterial burden that did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.054).

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