The pathogenesis of dermatophyte infections in human skin sections

Journal of Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-180

  Duek, L ^a   Kaufman, G ^a   Ulman, Y ^b   Berdicevsky, I ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dermatophytosis; Skin; Stratum corneum; Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INOCULATION; KERATINOCYTE; MICROBIAL ADHESION; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN CELL; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

EID: 1642505612     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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