Fungal flora of human toe webs

Mycoses

Volumn 45, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 488-491

  Oyeka, C A ^a   Ugwu, L O ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dermatomycoses; Epidemiology; Nigeria; Toe web

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROFLORA; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER; SCREENING; SEX RATIO; TOE; TRICHOSPORON CUTANUEUM; YEAST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN; TOES;

ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER;

EID: 0036460720     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00796.x     Document Type: Article

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