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Scientists hope deadly hospital superbug MRSA could be wiped out with new method using light — and it could work on cancer

Researchers say that the method also could be used to treat other microbial infections

By Shaun Wooller
20th August 2018, 2:42 am
Updated: 20th August 2018, 2:43 am

A METHOD of wiping out deadly hospital superbug MRSA using light is being developed.

The life-threatening bacteria can cripple a hospital as it spreads quickly and is resistant to treatment.
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The new method could remove the risk of patients contracting MRSA in hospitals

But scientists say they are making advances with a technique where they use light to activate oxygen — which then wipes out antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

US researchers say that the method could also be used to treat other microbial infections — and possibly even cancer.

Dr Peng Zhang, of the University of Cincinnati, said the treatment could be used as a spray or gel.

And he said that once it is sprayed on to a surface, medical professionals would be able to use blue or red light on it to show up bacteria — and then just wipe it away.

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