Methods for diagnosing onychomycosis: A comparative study and review of the literature

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1112-1116

  Lawry, Monica A ^a   Haneke, Eckart ^b   Strobeck, Katherine ^b   Martin, Sandra ^c   Zimmer, Barbara ^d   Romano, Patrick S ^c  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HELIOS KLINIKUM WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; PERIODIC ACID; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0033813503     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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