Retrospective study of onychomycosis in Italy: 1985-2000

Mycoses

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 42-44

  Romano, Clara ^a,d   Gianni, Claudia ^b   Difonzo, Elisa M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Epidemiology; Italy; Moulds; Onychomycosis; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; YEAST;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASCOMYCOTA; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YEASTS;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 13844297074     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.01066.x     Document Type: Article

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