Intermittent low dose itraconazole treatment for onychomycosis - Long term follow-up

Medical Mycology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 471-473

  Ingber, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Itraconazole; Low dose; Onychomycosis; Pulse therapy

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPE IMAGE; NAIL; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 0035663090     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/mmy.39.6.471.473     Document Type: Article

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