Quantitative analysis of cutaneous Malassezia in atopic dermatitis patients using real-time PCR

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 549-552

  Sugita, Takashi ^a   Tajima, Mami ^b   Tsubuku, Hisae ^c   Tsuboi, Ryoji ^b   Nishikawa, Akemi ^a  

^a MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Self Defense Forces Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Malassezia; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BODY REGIONS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL EXAMINATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB DISEASE; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN INFECTION; TRUNK;

MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; MALASSEZIA RESTRICTA;

EID: 33746340253     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2006.tb03825.x     Document Type: Article

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