Photodynamic antifungal chemotherapy

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 512-522

  Calzavara Pinton, Piergiacomo ^a   Rossi, M Teresa ^a   Sala, Raffaella ^a   Venturini, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; MYCOSES; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 84860657891     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2012.01107.x     Document Type: Review

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