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| DOI | 10.3390/PHARMACEUTICS16060825 | ||||
| Año | 2024 | ||||
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Enterococci spp. are Gram-positive bacteria that cause mild to severe infections, many associated with the oral cavity, such as periapical infections and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Many of these infections become serious diseases that are difficult to resolve, specifically when multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains cause them. In recent years, the number of MDR strains of Enterococcus spp. has increased significantly. This increased prevalence of MDR strains produces significant pressure to generate more antimicrobial therapies, but there is a decline in the production of new antibiotics, driving the development of complementary therapies, such as photodynamic therapy (PDT). PDT combines a photosensitizer agent (PS), light, and oxygen to cause photooxidative stress in bacterial cells. PDT can eradicate Enterococcus spp. contaminations, improve the classic cleaning processes, and eradicate the bacteria in dental pieces. PDT's effectiveness can be improved with nanoparticles that function as carriers. Our work aims to describe the advances in PDT against Enterococcus spp. as a complement to antibiotic therapy, focusing on infections by Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis, dental hygiene, and using nanoparticles to improve the antimicrobial effect. A systematic bibliographic search without a meta-analysis was conducted on various databases, using inclusion and exclusion criteria to identify the most relevant research. Of the 193 non-redundant articles found, 65 were selected for a systematic review, from which a summary table was created and a manual description was made. Photodynamic therapy for treating E. faecium and E. faecalis is a widely studied area, with promising results concerning bactericidal effectiveness and reductions in biofilm formation, particularly in regard to dental hygiene. Because most of the studies were conducted in vitro or ex vivo, the results indicated that there were not sufficient data to initiate clinical trials for safety and efficacy studies on humans.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Rubilar-Huenchuman, Mariaignacia | - |
Universidad Central de Chile - Chile
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| 2 | Ortega-Villanueva, Camilo | - |
Universidad Central de Chile - Chile
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| 3 | GONZALEZ-PAVEZ, IVAN ALONSO | Hombre |
Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana - Chile
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| 4 | Palavecino, Christian E. | Hombre |
Universidad Central de Chile - Chile
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| FONDECYT |
| Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico |
| Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana |
| UCEN |
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| The authors were supported by the following grants: UCEN grant CIP2021004 (awarded to CEP) and Fondecyt grants 1241555 (awarded to CEP) and 1230199 (awarded to IAG). The Competition for Research Regular Projects 2022, code LCLI22-01, Universidad Tecnologica Metropolitana (awarded to IAG), supported this project. |
| The authors were supported by the following grants: UCEN grant CIP2021004 (awarded to CEP) and Fondecyt grants 1241555 (awarded to CEP) and 1230199 (awarded to IAG). The Competition for Research Regular Projects 2022, code LCLI22-01, Universidad Tecnol\u00F3gica Metropolitana (awarded to IAG), supported this project. |