Photobactericidal activity of phenothiazinium dyes against methicillin- resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-181

  Wainwright, M ^a   Phoenix, D A ^a   Laycock, S L ^a   Wareing, D R A ^b   Wright, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus; Phenothiazinium; Photobactericide; Photodynamic; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZURE STAINS; COLORING AGENTS; FLOXACILLIN; HUMANS; LIGHT; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHYLENE BLUE; PENICILLINS; PHENOTHIAZINES; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032521297     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00545-4     Document Type: Article

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