Ecology, epidemiology and diagnosis of tinea capitis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 180-185

  Aly, Raza ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropophilic; Dermatophyte; Geophilic; Griseoful vin; Id reaction; Kerion; Microsporum; Terbinafine; Tinea capitis; Trichophyton; Zoophilic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0033039948     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199902000-00025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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