Short treatment schedules of itraconazole in dermatophytosis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 446-448

  Chow, Kim W ^a   Ting, Hoon C ^b   Yap, Yen P ^b   Yee, Kim C ^b   Purushotaman, A ^b   Subramanian, S ^b   Badsha, S A ^b  

^a Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre   (Malaysia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA PEDIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TINEA;

EID: 0031779286     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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