Photodynamic Therapy, Probiotics, Acetic Acid, and Essential Oil in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds Infected with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>
As a prevalent medical problem that burdens millions of patients across the world, chronic wounds pose a challenge to the healthcare system. These wounds, often existing as a comorbidity, are vulnerable to infections. Consequently, infections hinder the healing process and complicate clinical manage...
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| author | Jaeson D. Chin Lei Zhao Trenton G. Mayberry Braydon C. Cowan Mark R. Wakefield Yujiang Fang |
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| description | As a prevalent medical problem that burdens millions of patients across the world, chronic wounds pose a challenge to the healthcare system. These wounds, often existing as a comorbidity, are vulnerable to infections. Consequently, infections hinder the healing process and complicate clinical management and treatment. While antibiotic drugs remain a popular treatment for infected chronic wounds, the recent rise of antibiotic-resistant strains has hastened the need for alternative treatments. Future impacts of chronic wounds are likely to increase with aging populations and growing obesity rates. With the need for more effective novel treatments, promising research into various wound therapies has seen an increased demand. This review summarizes photodynamic therapy, probiotics, acetic acid, and essential oil studies as developing antibiotic-free treatments for chronic wounds infected with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>. Clinicians may find this review informative by gaining a better understanding of the state of current research into various antibiotic-free treatments. Furthermore. this review provides clinical significance, as clinicians may seek to implement photodynamic therapy, probiotics, acetic acid, or essential oils into their own practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba136ad04a0f48c7a8d70d9d555bc2c32023-11-18T12:05:33ZengMDPI AGPharmaceutics1999-49232023-06-01156172110.3390/pharmaceutics15061721Photodynamic Therapy, Probiotics, Acetic Acid, and Essential Oil in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds Infected with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>Jaeson D. Chin0Lei Zhao1Trenton G. Mayberry2Braydon C. Cowan3Mark R. Wakefield4Yujiang Fang5Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA 50312, USAThe Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second People’s Hospital of Hefei and Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230002, ChinaDepartment of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USADepartment of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA 50312, USAAs a prevalent medical problem that burdens millions of patients across the world, chronic wounds pose a challenge to the healthcare system. These wounds, often existing as a comorbidity, are vulnerable to infections. Consequently, infections hinder the healing process and complicate clinical management and treatment. While antibiotic drugs remain a popular treatment for infected chronic wounds, the recent rise of antibiotic-resistant strains has hastened the need for alternative treatments. Future impacts of chronic wounds are likely to increase with aging populations and growing obesity rates. With the need for more effective novel treatments, promising research into various wound therapies has seen an increased demand. This review summarizes photodynamic therapy, probiotics, acetic acid, and essential oil studies as developing antibiotic-free treatments for chronic wounds infected with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>. Clinicians may find this review informative by gaining a better understanding of the state of current research into various antibiotic-free treatments. Furthermore. this review provides clinical significance, as clinicians may seek to implement photodynamic therapy, probiotics, acetic acid, or essential oils into their own practice.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/15/6/1721chronic woundsphotodynamic therapyprobioticsacetic acid<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> |
| spellingShingle | Jaeson D. Chin Lei Zhao Trenton G. Mayberry Braydon C. Cowan Mark R. Wakefield Yujiang Fang Photodynamic Therapy, Probiotics, Acetic Acid, and Essential Oil in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds Infected with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Pharmaceutics chronic wounds photodynamic therapy probiotics acetic acid <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> |
| title | Photodynamic Therapy, Probiotics, Acetic Acid, and Essential Oil in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds Infected with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> |
| title_full | Photodynamic Therapy, Probiotics, Acetic Acid, and Essential Oil in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds Infected with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> |
| title_fullStr | Photodynamic Therapy, Probiotics, Acetic Acid, and Essential Oil in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds Infected with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Photodynamic Therapy, Probiotics, Acetic Acid, and Essential Oil in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds Infected with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> |
| title_short | Photodynamic Therapy, Probiotics, Acetic Acid, and Essential Oil in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds Infected with <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> |
| title_sort | photodynamic therapy probiotics acetic acid and essential oil in the treatment of chronic wounds infected with i pseudomonas aeruginosa i |
| topic | chronic wounds photodynamic therapy probiotics acetic acid <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/15/6/1721 |
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