Visible 405 nm SLD light photo-destroys methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in vitro

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 734-737

  Enwemeka, Chukuka S ^a   Williams, Deborah ^a,b   Hollosi, Steve ^b   Yens, David ^b   Enwemeka, Sombiri K ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue light; Eradication of bacteria; MRSA; Phototherapy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLUE LIGHT; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIODE; IN VITRO STUDY; IRRADIATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LASERS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 57749118854     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20724     Document Type: Article

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