PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lake, Noelle
ED  - Hamblin, Michael R.
TI  - The Next Wave of Antimicrobial Approaches and Agents
DP  - 2011 Dec 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 21--23
VI  - 11
IP  - 12
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/12/21.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/12/21.full
AB  - A novel approach to treat drug-resistant microorganisms is antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT), which is under investigation in animal models. PDT involves applying light from a laser, light-emitting diode, or other light source to an infected area that has been sprayed with a pathogen-penetrating photosensitizing agent.