Evaluation of photodynamic antimicrobial therapy (PACT) against trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi: In vitro study

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1364, Issue , 2011, Pages 55-59

  Barbosa, Artur F S ^a,b   Soares, Luiz G P ^b   Aciole, Jouber M S ^b   Aciole, Gilberth T S ^b   Pitta, Ivan R ^a   Galdino, Suely L ^a   Pinheiro, Antonio L B ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; PACT; Photodynamic antimicrobial therapy; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055039459     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3626912     Document Type: Conference Paper

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