Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , March 2010

Can Surgical Site Infection (SSI) be treated by photodynamic therapy (PDT)?

  • Keyvan Moghissi, MD, FRCS

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PII: S1572-1000(10)00006-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2010.01.005

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , March 2010