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ReviewDer Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete2005

[Antibacterial photodynamic therapy. A new treatment for superficial bacterial infections?].

T Maisch, R-M Szeimies, N Lehn, C Abels

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Review in Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Photodynamic therapy as an antifungal treatment.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

T MaischKlinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Klinikum der Universität Regensburg. tim.maisch@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
R-M Szeimies
N Lehn
C Abels
University of Regensburg · DEDr. August Wolff (Germany) · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The basis of "antibacterial photodynamic therapy" involves the killing of bacteria by reactive oxygen species in the presence of a photosensitizer and light. Possible dermatologic indications include inactivation of bacteria in skin and wound infections and reduction in density of nosocomial multi-resistant infections. The chief advantage of antibacterial photodynamic therapy is that regardless of the resistance pattern of a bacteria, inactivation can be achieved, analogous to the use of antiseptics. The aim of the present review is to describe the physicochemical and biological mechanisms of antibacterial photodynamic therapy as well as possible clinical indications in dermatology.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsHumansPhotochemotherapyPhotosensitizing AgentsPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrognosisSkin Diseases, BacterialTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial AgentsPhotosensitizing Agents

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PMID15997402
OpenAlexW2405676842

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