## Abstract ## Background and Objectives Photodynamic therapy (PDT) appears to be endowed with several favorable features for the treatment of infections originated by microbial pathogens, including a broad spectrum of action, the efficient inactivation of antibioticβresistant strains, the low mut
Basic principles of photodynamic therapy
β Scribed by Ian J. Macdonald; Thomas J. Dougherty
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 296 KB
- Volume
- 05
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1088-4246
- DOI
- 10.1002/jpp.328
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