Isolation of fungi from onychomycosis-suspected nails by two methods: Clipping and drilling

Mycoses

Volumn 39, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 479-482

  Heikkilä, Hannele ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Culture; Dermatophytes; Microscopy; Nail specimens; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLIP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRILL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NAIL; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI;

EID: 0030434793     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1996.tb00102.x     Document Type: Article

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