Selective photoinactivation of Candida albicans in the non-vertebrate host infection model Galleria mellonella

Selective photoinactivation of Candida albicans in the non-vertebrate host infection model Galleria mellonella

Background: Candida spp. are recognized as a primary agent of severe fungal infection in immunocompromised patients, and are the fourth most common cause of bloodstream infections. Our study explores treatment with photodynamic therapy (PDT) as an innovative antimicrobial technology that employs a...

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Main Authors: Chibebe Junior, Jose, Sabino, Caetano P., Tan, Xiaojiang, Junqueira, Juliana C., Wang, Yan, Fuchs, Beth B., Jorge, Antonio O. C., Tegos, George P., Mylonakis, Eleftherios, Hamblin, Michael R.
Other Authors: Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/81280

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