Malassezia furfur in infantile seborrheic dermatitis

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 101-105

  Wananukul, Siriwan ^a   Chindamporn, Ariya ^a   Yumyourn, Poomjit ^a   Payungporn, Sunchai ^a   Samathi, Chanchuree ^a   Poovorawan, Yong ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; THAILAND;

CANDIDA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, SEBORRHEIC; DERMATOMYCOSES; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALASSEZIA; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; THAILAND;

EID: 27544506429     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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