Experimental studies on the penetration of dermatophytes into the human stratum corneum and the effects of washing

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 247-252

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

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermatophyte; Humidity; Minor injury of stratum corneum; Penetration; Tinea corporis; Tinea pedis; Trichophyton tonsurans; Washing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; DERMATOPHYTE; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; STRATUM CORNEUM; TINEA; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; SOLEIDAE; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

EID: 10044228119     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.45.247     Document Type: Article

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