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In vitro combination therapy using low dose clotrimazole and photodynamic therapy leads to enhanced killing of the dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Microbiology, October 2014
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Title
In vitro combination therapy using low dose clotrimazole and photodynamic therapy leads to enhanced killing of the dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum
Published in
BMC Microbiology, October 2014
DOI 10.1186/s12866-014-0261-z
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Authors

C Oliver Morton, Mousawi Chau, Colin Stack

Abstract

Superficial infections of the skin and mucous membranes caused by dermatophyte fungi are amongst the most common and challenging infections to treat. Previously we demonstrated the phototoxic effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) towards Trichophyton rubrum, using a green laser to photoactivate Rose Bengal (RB). The aim of this study was to evaluate whether we could; (1) achieve a similar effect using an inexpensive light-emitting diode (LED) to photoactivate RB and (2) to evaluate whether our PDT regime could be combined with standard antifungal drug therapy and increase its effectiveness.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 38 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 6 16%
Student > Bachelor 6 16%
Student > Postgraduate 5 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 8%
Researcher 3 8%
Other 7 18%
Unknown 8 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 11 29%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 16%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 8%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 5%
Chemistry 2 5%
Other 5 13%
Unknown 9 24%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 October 2014.
All research outputs
#15,557,505
of 23,881,329 outputs
Outputs from BMC Microbiology
#1,652
of 3,286 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#144,553
of 258,256 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Microbiology
#11
of 45 outputs
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