Detection of fungi in the sinus mucosa using polymerase chain reaction

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 581-585

  Rao, Arvin K ^a   Mathers, Peter H ^a   Ramadan, Hassan H ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PARANASAL SINUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYPOSIS; RHINOSINUSITIS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; MYCOSES; PARANASAL SINUSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 33645307697     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.10.047     Document Type: Article

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