Outbreak of Tinea capitis caused by microsporum ferrugineum in Thailand

Mycopathologia

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 157-161

  Wisuthsarewong, Wanee ^a   Chaiprasert, Angkana ^a   Viravan, Suchitra ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

diagnosis; Microsporum ferrugineum; tinea capitis; treatment

Indexed keywords

MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM FERRUGINEUM; TINEA;

EID: 0030436989     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00632337     Document Type: Article

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