In vitro photodynamic inactivation of Candida spp. by different doses of low power laser light

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 332-336

  Queiroga, A S ^a,b   Trajano, V N ^a   Lima, E O ^a   Ferreira, A F M ^a   Limeira, F A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida spp.; Methylene blue; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; IN VITRO STUDY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOPTOSIS; CANDIDA; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RADIATION DOSAGE; STERILIZATION;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 84855939657     PISSN: 15721000     EISSN: 18731597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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