Laser-induced microbial reduction in acute bacterial rhinosinusitis

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Krespi, Yosef P ^a   Kizhner, Victor ^a   Kara, Cuneyt O ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute rhinosinusitis; Animal model; Bacterial killing; CFU; Culture; Diode laser; Photograph activated disinfection

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

ACUTE BACTERIAL RHINUSINUSITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; PHOTOACTIVATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RABBIT; RHINOSINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; NASAL CAVITY; RABBITS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 76149145688     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3404     Document Type: Article

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