Tinea capitis in Siena, Italy. An 18-year survey

Mycoses

Volumn 42, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 559-562

  Romano, Clara ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Italy; Microsporum; Tinea capitis; Trichophyton

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINEA CAPITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; FEMALE; GRISEOFULVIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RABBITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TINEA CAPITIS;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; CANIS; FELIS CATUS; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM; TRYCHOPHYTON; TRYCHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

EID: 0032723566     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.1999.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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