Photodynamic Inactivation of the Dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 556-560

  Smijs, Threes G M ^a   Schuitmaker, Hans J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10,15 TRIS(4 METHYLPYRIDINIUM) 20 PHENYL (21H,23H) PORPHINE TRICHLORIDE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DEUTEROPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; DEUTEROPORPHYRIN METHYL ESTER; HEMATOPORPHYRIN; PHOTOFRIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PHTHALOCYANINE DERIVATIVE; PORPHYRIN; SYLSENS B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DERMATOPHYTE; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; ARTHRODERMA; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0038265552     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)077<0556:PIOTDT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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