Trichophyton violaceum is the dominant cause of tinea capitis in children in Tripoli, Libya: Results of a two year survey

Mycopathologia

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 145-147

  Ellabib, Mohamed S ^a   Agaj, Muna ^a   Khalifa, Zinab ^b   Kavanagh, Kevin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b Tripoli Medical Centre   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Microsporum sp.; Tinea; Trichophyton spp.

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIBYA; MALE; MICROSPORUM; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANIS; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

EID: 0036222036     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014592507063     Document Type: Article

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