Euclidean and fractal computer-assisted corneofungimetry: A comparison of 2% ketoconazole and 1% terbinafine topical formulations

Dermatology

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 222-227

  Arrese, J E ^a   Fogouang, L ^a   Pierard Franchimont C ^a   Pierard G E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Corneofungimetry; Dermatomycosis; Ketoconazole; Stratum corneum; Terbinafine

Indexed keywords

KETOCONAZOLE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TERBINAFINE;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEOFUNGIMETRY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREAM; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG POTENCY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYCELIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; KETOCONAZOLE; MALE; NAPHTHALENES; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN TESTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036280318     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000057885     Document Type: Article

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