Water-filtered infrared a irradiation in combination with visible light inhibits acute chlamydial infection.

New therapeutic strategies are needed to overcome drawbacks in treatment of infections with intracellular bacteria. Chlamydiaceae are Gram-negative bacteria implicated in acute and chronic diseases such as abortion in animals and trachoma in humans. Water-filtered infrared A (wIRA) is short waveleng...

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Main Authors: Hanna Marti, Maria Koschwanez, Theresa Pesch, Christian Blenn, Nicole Borel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25019934/?tool=EBI