Polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of onychomycosis

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-55

  Arca, Ercan ^a   Saracli, M Ali ^a   Akar, Ahmet ^a   Yildiran, S Taner ^a   Kurumlu, Zafer ^a   Gur, Ali Riza ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Onychomycosis; PCR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN CULTURE;

ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0442297901     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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