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Sep 2026
Photodynamic antimicrobial efficacy and mode of action of polypyridyl-based Ru(II) complexes against multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Ruthenium-based photosensitisers appear to act predominantly through singlet oxygen-mediated oxidative stress, enhancing cefotaxime efficacy while exhibiting low cytotoxicity, and therefore represent promising adjunct therapies against MDR K. pneumoniae.
M. F. Cuevas, Scarlet Vallejos-Monroy, Valentina A. Iglesias et al.
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