Onycholysis caused by a mixed infection of Prototheca zopfii and Candida albicans

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 69-71

  Sidrim, J J C ^a,c   Rocha, M F G ^a,b   Camara L M C ^a   Brilhante, R S N ^a,b   Diogenes, M J N ^a   Oliveira, A M A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLOROPHYLL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CHLORELLA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOLYSIS; PROTOTHECA ZOPFII; SKIN INFECTION;

EID: 0037407204     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-4399(03)80011-9     Document Type: Article

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