Effective Treatment of Skin Wounds Co-Infected with Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria with a Novel Nanoemulsion

• DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02506-21
• Publication Date: 2022-04-12T13:01:50Z
• Authors: Jesse Chen; Zhengyi Cao; Jayme Cannon; Yongyi Fan; James R. Baker; Su He Wang
• Keywords: Inflammation; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; 0301 basic medicine; Swine; Water; antimicrobial agents; Staphylococcal Infections; Microbiology; joint infections; QR1-502; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Animals; porcine infection model; nanomaterials; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Research Article

Infections, specifically polymicrobial, can cause serious consequences when it comes to wound treatment. Prolonged treatment with antibiotics can lead to an increased risk of bacterial resistance; co-infections can complicate treatment options even further.