Editorial: Pyoderma, group A streptococci and parasitic skin diseases - A dangerous relationship

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 713-716

  Feldmeier, Hermann ^a   Chhatwal, G Singh ^b   Guerra, Humberto ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

Author keywords

Parasitic skin disease; Pyoderma; Scabies; Streptococci

Indexed keywords

M PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ECTOPARASITE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PYODERMA; SCABIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TROPIC CLIMATE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; PYODERMA; RISK FACTORS; SCABIES; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 23244442708     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01457.x     Document Type: Editorial

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