Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for inactivation of biofilms formed by oral key pathogens

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Cieplik, Fabian ^a   Tabenski, Laura ^a   Buchalla, Wolfgang ^a   Maisch, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antimicrobial; APDT; Biofilm; Oral; Photodynamic

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; DYE; EOSIN; ERYTHROSINE; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; PHENOTHIAZINIUM DERIVATIVE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PHTHALOCYANINE; PORPHYRIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; ROSE BENGAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; LASER; LIPOPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGEN CLEARANCE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SEROTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

EID: 84987835370     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00405     Document Type: Review

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