The rapid diagnosis of tinea capitis using calcofluor white

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 333-335

  Honig, Paul J ^a   Sullivan, Kristin ^a   McGowan, Karin L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

calcofluor white test; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; KETOCONAZOLE; SELENIUM SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SCALP; TINEA CAPITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029821267     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199610000-00002     Document Type: Article

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