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Table 1 Dose-response data for NIR-laser germicidal effect

From: Laser-induced inactivation of Plasmodium falciparum

Organism

τ, sec*

Eo, J/cm2#

Plasmodium falciparum

  

 Late trophozoites (S)

34.8±3.9

16.6±1.7

 Early trophozoites (ES)

35.6±3.6

17.2±1.7

 Ring

60.2±6.4

29.1±3.0

Escherichia coli

  

 +10 μM haemozoin

711±8.1

345.2±40

 +1.0 μM haemozoin

(165±14)·101

800±8.4

 +10 μM haemin

(104±11)·103

(504±51)·102

  1. *τ is the time to reduce parasite count to 37% of its initial value following irradiation with the laser.
  2. #E o is the energy of NIR light needed to reduce parasite count to 37% of its initial value.
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Malaria Journal

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