In defence of 'dye therapy'

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-29

  Wainwright, Mark ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Dye therapy; Flavine; Photoantimicrobial; Wound sepsis

Indexed keywords

ACRIFLAVINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DYE; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOANTIMICROBIAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COLORING AGENT; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MUTAGENICITY; PHOTOANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXICITY; WOUND CARE; DRUG EFFECTS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

ACRIFLAVINE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLORING AGENTS; GENTIAN VIOLET; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; METHYLENE BLUE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 84902553979     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.02.013     Document Type: Note

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