Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) combines a non-toxic dye, termed
photosensitizer, which is activated by visible light of appropriate wavelength which will …

Résumé Les candidoses systémiques ont connu un essor considérable au cours de cette
dernière décade. Leur mauvais pronostic est lié au retard thérapeutique secondaire à la …

Fever has long been associated with malignancy and remains a common problem in cancer
patients. With the advent of cytotoxic therapy, fever in the cancer patient has been closely …

Résumé Les candidoses systémiques sont de plus en plus fréquentes en réanimation. Les
données épidémiologiques américaines et européennes montrent également lˈémergence …

Systemic mycoses can cause a tremendous variety of health problems including digestive
difficulties (diarrhea, bloating, discomfort, flatulence, constipation, colitis, etc.), skin problems …

Fungal infections continue to cause major complications in cancer patients. With the
increasing use of aggressive chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation causing profound …

Since currently used assays of amphotericin B (AMB) lack sensitivity or are not easily
adaptable in all laboratories, we have developed an enzyme immunoassay for AMB in …

Invasive fungal infections, especially due to Candida and Aspergillus spp., have become a
major cause of infection-related mortality in neutropenic cancer patients. Conventional …

Candida infection as a local problem is well recognized in the normal population but even
more commonly encountered in populations with impaired immune responses and …

Photodynamic activity of chemical compounds against microorganisms was first published
more than 100 years ago. Oskar Raab observed that toxicity of acridine hydrochloride …