Photodynamic therapy in microbial infections

Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 421-426

  Jori, Giulio ^a   Roncucci, Gabrio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microbia; Photodynamic therapy; Photosensitizers

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; DNA; GROWTH FACTOR; PHENOTHIAZINE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; POLYMYXIN B; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; SILVER NITRATE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOTOXICITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THRUSH; TREATMENT INDICATION; UPREGULATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33746116586     PISSN: 1230025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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