Killing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in vitro using aluminium disulphonated phthalocyanine, a light-activated antimicrobial agent

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 873-876

  Griffiths, M A ^a,b   Wren, B W ^b   Wilson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FREE RADICAL; METICILLIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PHTHALOCYANINE; SCAVENGER; SINGLET OXYGEN; SULFONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; DRUG CONCENTRATION; EPIDEMIC; GROWTH CURVE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; WOUND CARE;

ALUMINUM; INDOLES; LIGHT; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031436703     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/40.6.873     Document Type: Article

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