An outbreak of tinea capitis in a child care centre;Udbrud af tinea capitis i en borneinstitution

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 164, Issue 49, 2002, Pages 5814-5816

  Hœdersdal, Merete ^a   Stenderup, Jørgen ^b   Møller, Bente ^b   Agner, Tove ^b   Lyngsøe Svejgaard, Else ^b  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; SKIN CULTURE; TINEA CAPITIS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TINEA CAPITIS;

EID: 0037011201     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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