Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy—a promising treatment for prosthetic joint infections

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is associated with high patient morbidity and a large financial cost. This study investigated Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) as a means of eradicating bacteria that cause PJI, using a laser with a 665-nm wavelength and methylene blue (MB) as the photosensitizer. The...

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Autores principales: Briggs, Timothy, Blunn, Gordon, Hislop, Simon, Ramalhete, Rita, Bagley, Caroline, McKenna, David, Coathup, Melanie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer London 2017
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5862934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29247432
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10103-017-2394-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5862934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29247432
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10103-017-2394-4

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