Comparison of the photodynamic fungicidal efficacy of methylene blue, toluidine blue, malachite green and low-power laser irradiation alone against Candida albicans

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 385-389

  Souza, Rodrigo C ^a   Junqueira, Juliana Campos ^a   Rossoni, Rodnei D ^a   Pereira, Cristiane A ^a   Munin, Egberto ^b   Jorge, Antonio O C ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CAMILO CASTELO BRANCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Low power laser irradiation; Malachite green; Methylene blue; Photodynamic therapy; Toluidine blue

Indexed keywords

MALACHITE GREEN; METHYLENE BLUE; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FUCHSINE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; CANDIDIASIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; ROSANILINE DYES; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 77953063299     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-009-0706-z     Document Type: Article

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