Entomophthoromycosis in South Bengal (Eastern India): A 9 years study

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 295-297

  Maiti, Prasanta Kumar ^b   Bose, Rina ^b   Bandyopadhyay, Soma ^b   Bhattacharya, Subrata ^b   Dey, Jayanta Bikash ^b   Ray, Atanu ^b   Mishra, Kiran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Basidiobolus spp.; Conidiobolus spp.; Entomophthoromycosis; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BASIDIOBOLUS RANARUM; BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONIDIOBOLUS CORONATUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; RHINOENTOMOPHTHOROMYCOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TROPICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONIDIOBOLUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 27844444063     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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