Ozone therapy has proven to be one of the strongest antiseptics against the majority of microorganisms involved in skin infections.
Skin and soft tissue bacterial infections occur frequently in the general population. They are characterized by erythema, edema, and/or inflammation. and usually begin with an inflammatory process in the epidermis, dermis, or subcutaneous tissues, they can spread to other parts of the body, leading to more serious symptoms.
Ozone is a naturally occurring gaseous molecule of a triatomic allotrope of oxygen, formed by recombination of oxygen atoms and represented as O3. The original application of Ozone was to sterilize microorganisms in drinking water. Now ozone has been used for the treatment of open wounds, Herpes Zoster and Herpes Simplex, because of its anti-microorganism effectiveness. Additionally, ozone has other advantages such as improving wound healing, enhancing immune response, has no side effects, is non-toxic, is environmentally friendly, and has high efficacy.
Studies have shown that ozone therapy is efficient in killing many kinds of microorganisms, such as S. Aureus, Streptococci spp, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, and P. aeruginosa. Studies have also shown that ozone therapy can disinfect against S. Aureus and MRSA strain in vitro.
Ozone therapy is safe and exhibits antibacterial effects for the treatment of peritonitis. Ozone has shown its efficacy in healing MRSA skin infections when combined with other drugs. However, the effect of ozone therapy alone in the treatment of MRSA skin infections is not determined.
