18S rDNA polymerase chain reaction and sequencing in onychomycosis diagnostics

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-226

  Walberg, Mette ^a,b   Moørk, Cato ^a   Sandven, Per ^a   Jorde, Anne Tomine ^a   Bjørås, Magnar ^a   Gaustad, Peter ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b VESTRE VIKEN HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

Author keywords

Nails; Onychomycosis; Trichophyton rubrum

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FINGER NAIL; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 33745031615     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0077     Document Type: Article

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