Publication at First Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové |
2016
Abstract
Low temperature plasma produced by direct current electric discharges seems to be a useful tool for inactivation of fungi. This thesis is documented in this review of previous results of in vitro and in vivo studies.
Fungi are less sensitive to plasma exposure than bacteria and their sensitivity differs among strains, causative agents of dermatomycoses, however, are inactivated within 25 minutes. Both shortening disease and reducing the number of germs was proved on artificially infected guinea pigs. the use of plasma in dermatology is also documented on a case of human medicine. the exposure of skin by plasma exhibits no adverse side effects.