Blue Light Zaps Infection
NEW ROCHELLE, NY, Feb. 5, 2009 – Blue light can destroy antibiotic-resistant staph infection (Staphylococcus Aureus), according to a recently published paper.
Two common strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, commonly known as MRSA, were virtually eradicated in the laboratory by exposing them to a wavelength of blue light, in a process called photo-irradiation.
Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections represent an important and increasing public health threat. At present, fewer than 5 percent of staph...