The evolving role of itraconazole, fluconazole and terbinafine in the treatment of tinea capitis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-210

  Friedlander, Sheila Fallon ^a,b  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Fluconazole; Griseofulvin; Itraconazole; Microsporum; Terbinafine; Tinea capitis; Trichophyton, dermatophyte

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ASTEMIZOLE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CIMETIDINE; CISAPRIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; FLUCONAZOLE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; ISONIAZID; ITRACONAZOLE; MEVINOLIN; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN; RIFAMPICIN; SILDENAFIL; SIMVASTATIN; TERBINAFINE; TERFENADINE; THEOPHYLLINE; TRIAZOLAM; VINCA ALKALOID; WARFARIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LIVER CANCER; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TINEA CAPITIS;

EID: 0032990186     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199902000-00029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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