Therapeutic options for the treatment of tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton species: Griseofulvin versus the new oral antifungal agents, terbinafine, itraconazole, and fluconazole

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 433-438

  Gupta, Aditya K ^a,b,g   Adam, Paul ^b,c   Dlova, Ncoza ^d   Lynde, Charles W ^b,e   Hofstader, Sophie ^a,b   Morar, Nilesh ^d   Aboobaker, Jamila ^d   Summerbell, Richard C ^f  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^e TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^g NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANADA; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NAPHTHALENES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0035173503     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2001.01978.x     Document Type: Article

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