Susceptibility of Candida albicans to photodynamic action of 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-N-methylpyridyl)porphyrin in different media

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-131

  Quiroga, Ezequiel D ^a   Alvarez, María Gabriela ^a   Durantini, Edgardo N ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Candida albicans; Cationic porphyrin; Photodynamic inactivation; Photosensitizers

Indexed keywords

5,10,15,20 TETRA(4 N METHYLPYRIDYL)PORPHYRIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, CUTANEOUS; HUMANS; LIGHT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYRINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 78650398069     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2010.00725.x     Document Type: Article

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