The in vitro effect of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on Candida and Staphylococcus biofilms

GÜZEL TUNÇCAN, ÖZLEM; KALKANCI, AYŞE; Unal, ELİF; Abdulmajed, Olkar; Erdogan, Merve; DİZBAY, MURAT; ÇAĞLAR, KAYHAN

doi:10.3906/sag-1803-44

The in vitro effect of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on Candida and Staphylococcus biofilms

GÜZEL TUNÇCAN Ö., KALKANCI A., Unal E. A., Abdulmajed O., Erdogan M., DİZBAY M., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.48, sa.4, ss.873-879, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1803-44
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.873-879
Anahtar Kelimeler: Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy, biofilm, Candida, Staphylococcus
Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of antimicrobial photodynamic treatment (APDT) in a biofilm model using combinations of various dyes (rose bengal, riboflavin, and methylene blue) as photosensitizers and light sources (LED and UVA) against staphylococcal and candidal biofilms.