Review Article

Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens in Burn Wound, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Approaches (Conventional Antimicrobials and Nanoparticles)

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Mechanisms of antibacterial action of MNPs. MNPs promote programmed bacterial cell death through enzyme inactivation, protein denaturalization, DNA damage, ROS generation, and cell membrane damage. MNPs: Metallic nanoparticles; ROS: reactive oxygen species.