Morphological changes of the dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum after photodynamic treatment: A scanning electron microscopy study

Medical Mycology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-325

  Smijs, Threes G M ^a   Mulder, Aat A ^a   Pavel, Stan ^a   Onderwater, Jos J M ^a   Koerten, Henk ^a   Bouwstra, Joke A ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Morphology; Photodynamic treatment; SEM; Trichophyton rubrum

Indexed keywords

5,10,15 TRIS(4 METHYLPYRIDINIUM) 20 PHENYL[21H,23H]PORPHINE TRICHLORIDE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; SYLSENS B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

CELL WALL; DARKNESS; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; HYPHAE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYRINS; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; SPORES, FUNGAL; TIME; TRICHOPHYTON;

TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 42349092135     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780701836977     Document Type: Article

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