Microorganisms in intertriginous psoriasis: No evidence of Candida

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-123

  Flytström, Ingela ^a   Bergbrant, Ing Marie ^a   Bråred, Johanna ^a   Brandberg, Lena Lind ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Dermatophytes; Staphylococcus aureus; Topical steroids

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLOBETASONE BUTYRATE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SKINFOLD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0037256088     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310007463     Document Type: Article

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