Malassezia species cultured from the lesions of Malassezia folliculitis

Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 55-62

  Jang, Soo Jung ^a   Choi, Yong Beam ^a   Ahn, Kyu Joong ^a  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Malassezia folliculitis; Malassezia species

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; MALE; MYCOSIS; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

FUNGI; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; PITYRIASIS; TINEA;

EID: 0042512118     PISSN: 12264709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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