Open AccessEfficacy of an Acid-Oxidizing Solution against Mycobacterium ulcerans
Author(s) -
Louisa Warryn,
Gerd Pluschke
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.00870-21
Subject(s) - mycobacterium ulcerans , buruli ulcer , oxidizing agent , microbiology and biotechnology , mycobacterium , human decontamination , biology , bacteria , virology , medicine , chemistry , pathology , disease , organic chemistry , genetics
For the treatment of chronic wounds, acid-oxidizing solutions (AOSs) with broad-spectrum microbicidal activity without disturbing granulation tissue formation, have been developed. We found AOSs to efficiently killMycobacterium ulcerans , the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, which is able to survive harsh decontamination treatments.