Laser irradiation effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms isolated from venous leg ulcer

International Wound Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 517-524

  Baffoni, Marina ^a   Bessa, Lucinda J ^a   Grande, Rossella ^a   Di Giulio, Mara ^a   Mongelli, Matteo ^a   Ciarelli, Antonio ^b   Cellini, Luigina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm communities; Chronic wound; Laser irradiation; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER; LEG ULCER; MEASUREMENT; NEAR INFRARED LASER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND HEALING;

BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84866539005     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00910.x     Document Type: Article

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