Prevalence and causative agents of superficial mycoses in a textile factory in Adana, Turkey

Mycoses

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 311-315

  Celik E ^a   Ilkit, Macit ^a   Tanir, F ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dermatomycosis; Epidemiology; Pityriasis versicolor; Trichophyton mentagrophytes; Trichophyton rubrum; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; TEXTILE WORKER; TINEA PEDIS; TINEA VERSICOLOR; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; FUNGI; PITYRIASIS; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 0141453074     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2003.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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