Herpes and tinea in wrestling: Managing outbreaks, knowing when to disqualify

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 34-42

  Landry, Gregory L ^a,d   Chang, Cindy J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; FAMCICLOVIR; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; VALACICLOVIR;

ATHLETE; DRUG COST; EPIDEMIC; HERPES; HERPES GLADIATORUM; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; MICROSPORUM CANIS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; SPORTS MEDICINE; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA GLADIATORUM; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; VIRUS SHEDDING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WRESTLING;

EID: 19544369118     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2004.10.602     Document Type: Review

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