Methylene Blue + Light vs. Superbugs: A Surgical-Style Kill Switch for Antibiotic-Resistant Infections?
In this Energy Code Deep Dive, we review a real-world, high-stakes study that sounds like sci-fi: using methylene blue + a specific wavelength of light to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The clinical backdrop is pediatric perforated appendicitis, where bacteria can leak into the abdomen and lead to serious infections, long hospital stays, and heavy IV antibiotic use.
The paper tests photodynamic therapy (PDT): add a light-sensitive dye (methylene blue), shine 665nm light, and generate reactive oxygen species that inflict broad oxidative damage on microbes—often regardless of classic…
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