Fluconazole for the treatment of tinea capitis in children

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 274-275

  Solomon, B A ^a   Collins, R ^a   Sharma, R ^a   Silverberg, N ^a   Jain, A R ^a   Sedgh, J ^a   Laude, T A ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; FLUCONAZOLE; STEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMETHYLATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030744886     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(97)80141-7     Document Type: Article

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