Tinea capitis due to Microsporum audouinii in Malta

Mycoses

Volumn 46, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 433-435

  Vella Zahra, L ^a,c   Vella Briffa, D ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b Sir Paul Boffa Hospital   (Malta)

^c Clinipath Medical Laboratories   (Malta)

Author keywords

Malta; Microsporum audouinii; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

GRISEOFULVIN; TERBINAFINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOPHYTE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HUMAN; MALE; MALTA; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TINEA CAPITIS;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GRISEOFULVIN; HUMANS; MALE; MALTA; MICROSPORUM; NAPHTHALENES; TINEA CAPITIS;

MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; TINEA;

EID: 0242719856     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0933-7407.2003.00913.x     Document Type: Article

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