| Literature DB >> 28696230 |
Eleanor M Townsend1,2, Leighann Sherry1,2, Ryan Kean1, Donald Hansom1, William G Mackay2, Craig Williams2, John Butcher2, Gordon Ramage3.
Abstract
Diabetic foot ulcer treatment currently focuses on targeting bacterial biofilms, while dismissing fungi. To investigate this, we used an in vitro biofilm model containing bacteria and fungi, reflective of the wound environment, to test the impact of antimicrobials. Here we showed that while monotreatment approaches influenced biofilm composition, this had no discernible effect on overall quantity. Only by combining bacterium- and fungus-specific antibiotics were we able to decrease the biofilm bioburden, irrespective of composition.Entities:
Keywords: Candida; antimicrobial; biofilm; chronic wound; polymicrobial
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28696230 PMCID: PMC5571281 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00672-17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191