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. 2017 May 31;8:1002. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01002

Table 1.

Range of minimum photosensitizer concentrations (μg/ml) required to reduce S. aureus growth by 6 log10.

MB 625 nm-LED-lamp MB WMH-lamp RB WMH-lamp RB 515 nm- LED-lamp
Fluence 18 J/cm2 Fluence 37 J/cm2 Fluence 37 J/cm2 Fluence 37 J/cm2 Fluence 18 J/cm2 Fluence 37 J/cm2
PS 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.31 0.31
PS+LN 1 μg/ml 0.31 0.31 0.62 0.31 0.16 0.16
PS+LN 10 μg/ml 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.07 0.07
PS+MU 1 μg/ml 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.16 0.16
PS+MU 10 μg/ml 0.31 0.16 ≤ 0.03 ≤ 0.03 0.03 0.03

LED, Light-emitting diode; LN, linezolid; MB, methylene blue; MU, mupirocin; PS, photosensitizer; RB, rose bengal; WMH: white metal halide.