Photodynamic and antibiotic therapy in combination to fight biofilms and resistant surface bacterial infections

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 20417-20430

  Barra, Federica ^a   Roscetto, Emanuela ^a   Soriano, Amata A ^a   Vollaro, Adriana ^a   Postiglione, Ilaria ^a   Pierantoni, Maria Giovanna ^a,b   Palumbo, Giuseppe ^a   Catania, Maria Rosaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 aminolevulinic acid; Combination therapy; Gentamicin; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PROTOPORPHYRIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; XTT ASSAY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECTS; LIGHT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENTAMICINS; LIGHT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 84941344832     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms160920417     Document Type: Article

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