Tinea capitis: Fluconazole in trichophyton tonsurans infection

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-232

  Mercurio, Mary Gail ^a,d   Silverman, Robert A ^b   Elewski, Boni E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; POVIDONE IODINE; SELENIUM SULFIDE; TERBINAFINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; TABLET; TINEA CAPITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALE; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0031838543     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1998.1998015229.x     Document Type: Article

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