Topical treatment of interdigital tinea pedis: Terbinafine compared with clotrimazole

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 197-200

  Patel, Anita ^a   Brookman, Stephanie D ^b   Bullen, Margaret U ^c   Marley, John ^d   Ellis, David H ^e   Williams, Tony ^f   Barnetson, Ross StC ^a,d  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Fungal infections; Skin irritation

Indexed keywords

CLOTRIMAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TINEA PEDIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; NAPHTHALENES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TINEA PEDIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032733138     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.1999.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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