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I presume this is intended for wounds in areas with poor circulation, like a diabetic foot or a walled off abscess. The bloodstream is damn good at delivering a
by davycro 4y ago
I presume this is intended for wounds in areas with poor circulation, like a diabetic foot or a walled off abscess. The bloodstream is damn good at delivering antibiotics and immune cells to infected areas.
- JoeAltmaier 4y agoMaybe this descriminates better? Localized delivery, instead of delivering everywhere. Could allow microdosing instead of megadosing?
- burnished 4y agoI suspect it is not yet at the point where there are clear pro/cons, probably more at the experimental "what happens when I.." stage?
- Fomite 4y agoOne of the problems is that the bloodstream is good at delivering antibiotics everywhere, which encourages resistance and many of the side effects of antibiotics. That, plus wounds with poor circulation, or as the article notes, infections that are protected by biofilms.