Effects of Temperature, Humidity, Minor Injury and Washing on Penetration of Dermatophytes into Human Stratum Corneum

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 269-271

  Morishita, Nobuaki ^a   Ninomiya, Junya ^a   Sei, Yoshihiro ^a   Takiuchi, Iwao ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FUNGUS GROWTH; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMIDITY; INCUBATION TIME; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; REVIEW; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN INJURY; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; SOLEIDAE; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0345304289     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.44.269     Document Type: Review

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