Malassezia species in patients with seborrheic dermatitis and atopic dermatitis

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 163-167

  Tajima, Mami ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Atopic dermatitis; Malassezia; Seborrheic dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; KETOCONAZOLE;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA DERMATIS; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA JAPONICA; MALASSEZIA OBTUSA; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALASSEZIA SLOOFFIAE; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; MALASSEZIA YAMATOENSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS;

MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA DERMATIS; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA JAPONICA; MALASSEZIA OBTUSA; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALASSEZIA SLOOFFIAE; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; MALASSEZIA YAMATOENSIS;

EID: 24944547026     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: 09164804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.46.163     Document Type: Review

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