Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: an effective alternative approach to control fungal infections

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: an effective alternative approach to control fungal infections

Skin mycoses are caused mainly by dermatophytes, which are fungal species that primarily infect areas rich in keratin such as hair, nails and skin. Significantly, there are increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance among dermatophytes, especially for Trichophyton rubrum, the most frequent etiolog...

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Main Authors: Ludmila eBaltazar, Anjana eRay, Daniel eSantos, Patrícia eCisalpino, Adam eFriedman, Joshua D Nosanchuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Treatment
photosensitizer
light source
Fungal cells
Photodynamic inhibition
photochemicals and photobiological events
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00202/full

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