Trichophyton raubitschekii: A new agent of dermatophytosis in Brazil?

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-81

  Costa, A R ^a   Criado, P R ^a   Valente, N Y S ^a,b   Sittart, J A S ^a   Stelmach, R S ^a   Vasconcellos, C ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DO SERVIDOR PÚBLICO ESTADUAL DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; TINEA FACIEI; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON RAUBITSCHEKII;

EID: 3042784366     PISSN: 10872108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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