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ArticleEmerging microbes & infections2020

Monosubstituted tricationic Zn(II) phthalocyanine enhances antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (aPDI) of methicillin-resistant

Priyanga Dharmaratne, Baiyan Wang, Roy C H Wong, Ben C L Chan, Kit-Man Lau, Mei-Rong Ke, Clara B S Lau, Dennis K P Ng, Kwok-Pui Fung, Margaret Ip

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Article in Emerging microbes & infections, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Priyanga DharmaratneSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2084-0643
Baiyan WangSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China.
Roy C H WongDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China.
Ben C L ChanInstitute of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China.
Kit-Man LauInstitute of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China.
Mei-Rong KeDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China.
Clara B S LauInstitute of Chinese Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Research on Bioactivities and Clinical Applications of Medicinal Plants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China.
Dennis K P NgDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China.
Kwok-Pui FungSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China.
Margaret IpDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1291-6537
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is an innovative approach to combat multi-drug resistant bacteria. It is known that cationic Zn(II) phthalocyanines (ZnPc) are effective in mediating aPDT against methicillin-resistant

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Administration, TopicalAnimalsCell LineDisease Models, AnimalHumansIndolesIsoindolesMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular StructureOrganometallic CompoundsPhotochemotherapyPhotosensitizing AgentsStaphylococcal InfectionsIndolesIsoindolesOrganometallic CompoundsPhotosensitizing AgentsZinc CompoundsZn(II)-phthalocyanineantimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT)cytotoxicityMethicillin-resistantmurine wound infection modelphthalocyanineStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Identifiers

PMID32619386
PMCPMC7473158
OpenAlexW3038471178

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