Photoinactivation of Candida albicans using methylene blue as photosensitizer

Objective: To evaluate the effect of photodynamic therapy in the inactivation of Candida albicans planktonic cells, using methylene blue, 150 mg/mL, as a photosensitizer. Methods: Aliquots of 100 (μg/mL of the fungal suspension in a 106 cells/mL concentration were seeded in microtiter plates with 96...

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Main Author: SOUSA,João Nilton Lopes de (author)
Other Authors: QUEIROGA,Bruna Honório de (author), KOCERGINSKY,Patrícia de Oliveira (author), MARINHO,Petrusk Homero Campos (author), ARAKI,Ângela Toshie (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-86372015010500411
Country:Brazil
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