A prospective epidemiologic survey on the prevalence of onychomycosis and dermatophytosis in male boarding school residents

Mycopathologia

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 347-352

  Erbagci, Zulal ^a,c   Tuncel, Almila ^a   Zer, Yasemin ^b   Balci, Iclal ^b  

^a Medical Faculty   (Turkey)

^b GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dermatophytosis; Epidemiology; Male boarding school residents; Occult athlete's foot; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; TURKEY;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; TINEA; TINEA CRURIS; TRICHOPHYTON INTERDIGITALE; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 19944409852     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-004-5493-2     Document Type: Review

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