A study of photobactericidal activity in the phenothiazinium series

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-80

  Wainwright, M ^a   Phoenix, D A ^a   Marland, J ^a   Wareing, D R A ^b   Bolton, F J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiacterial; Phenothiazinium; Photobactericide; Photodynamic action

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMICS; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; BACILLUS CEREUS; COLORING AGENTS; DERMATITIS, PHOTOTOXIC; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; LIGHT; METHYLENE BLUE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROFLAVINE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0030807301     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(97)00070-9     Document Type: Article

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