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\"Glowing-dressing\"<\/a>
The dressing responding to the presence of bacterial toxins (Image: University of Bath)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A new \u2018smart\u2019 wound dressing developed at the University of Bath in England could aid in the fight against antibiotic resistance by helping doctors to quickly determine if a burn patient\u2019s wounds are infected, and prevent the unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics.<\/span><\/p>\n

[pullquote]The \u2018smart\u2019 bandage works because of fluorescent dye-filled nanocapsules, which break open only when they come in contact with toxins produced by disease-causing bacteria in the wound.[\/pullquote]<\/p>\n

Wired<\/em><\/span><\/a>\u00a0reported that it currently takes up to 48 hours for doctors to determine if a burn patient\u2019s wounds are actually infected, which leads to prescribing antibiotics as a precaution even if infection is not confirmed. Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern worldwide.\u00a0\u00a0The CDC reported<\/span><\/a>\u00a0that 50 percent of all antibiotics prescribed in U.S. health provider offices are either unnecessary, or inappropriate.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u2018smart\u2019 bandage works because of fluorescent dye-filled nanocapsules, which break open only when they come in contact with toxins produced by disease-causing bacteria in the wound, according to the\u00a0Medical Research Council<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Within hours doctors can see if the glow-in-the-dark dye appears on a patient, without having to remove bandages and subject patients to more pain and distress.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Toby Jones, who led the study, told\u00a0Wired:\u00a0<\/em>\u201cThe nanocapsules mimic skin cells in that they only break open when toxic bacteria are present.\u00a0 They aren\u2019t affected by the harmless bacteria that normally live on healthy skin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Medical Research Council recently funded $1 million to researchers to test how accurate the dressing is at detecting infection in wound swabs and blister fluid from patients, as well as to develop a prototype for testing on patients.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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