Clinical antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: Phase II studies in chronic wounds

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 10, Issue SUPP.2, 2012, Pages

  Brown, Stan ^a,b  

^a Centre for Photobiology and Photodynamic Therapy   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84871238192     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2012.0182     Document Type: Short Survey

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