The susceptibility of dermatophytes to photodynamic treatment with special focus on Trichophyton rubrum

Abstract

Owing to the accessibility of skin to light, many applications of photodynamic treatment (PDT) have been developed within dermatology. The recent increase of dermatological antimicrobial PDT investigation is related to the growing problem of bacterial and fungal resistance to antibiotics.

Keywords

• susceptibility
• dermatophytes
• photodynamic
• treatment
• with
• special
• focus
• Trichophyton
• rubrum