5-ALA derivative-mediated photoinactivation of Propionibacterium acnes

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 214-216

  Fotinos, Nicolas ^a,b   Mikulic, Juro ^a,b   Convert, Maruska ^c   Campo, Marino Andres ^a,b   Piffaretti, Jean Claude ^c   Gurny, Robert ^a,b   Lange, Norbert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c Istituto Cantonale di Microbiologia   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

5 Aminolevulinic acid derivatives; P. acnes; Photodynamic inactivation; Photodynamic therapy; Prodrugs; Protoporphyrin IX

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID BENZYL ESTER; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID HEXYL ESTER; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; COPROPORPHYRIN; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHER; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PROTOPORPHYRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROPORPHYRIN;

ACNE VULGARIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROTOPORPHYRINS;

EID: 70449527557     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2009.07.011     Document Type: Letter

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