Malassezia spp carriage in patients with seborrheic dermatitis

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 558-561

  Pechère, Marc ^a   Krischer, Joachim ^a   Remondat, Catherine ^a   Bertrand, Catherine ^a   Trellu, Laurence ^a   Saurat, Jean Hilaire ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HIV; Malassezia; Seborrheic dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN FLORA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0345426355     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb02048.x     Document Type: Article

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