Treatment of dermatophyte nail infections: An open randomized study comparing intermittent terbinafine therapy with continuous terbinafine treatment and intermittent itraconazole therapy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 595-600

  Tosti, A ^a   Piraccini, B M ^a   Stinchi, C ^a   Venturo, N ^a   Bardazzi, F ^a   Colombo, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; FEMALE; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOLOGY; NAIL INFECTION; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 0029870118     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)80057-0     Document Type: Article

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