The diagnosis of nondermatophyte mold onychomycosis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 272-273

  Gupta, Aditya K ^a,b,c,d   Ryder, Jennifer E ^a,b,c,d   Summerbell, Richard C ^a,b,c,d  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Mediprobe Laboratories Inc   (Canada)

^d CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

AGE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE MEDIUM; DERMATOPHYTE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; GENDER; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INOCULATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MOULD; MYCOSIS; NAIL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE RISK; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; SIDE EFFECT; TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; YEAST;

HUMANS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

EID: 0038706495     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01788.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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