Preventive effects of various types of footwear and cleaning methods on dermatophyte adhesion

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 528-536

  Tanaka, Kumi ^a,b,c   Katoh, Takuro ^b   Irimajiri, Junya ^a   Taniguchi, Hiroko ^a   Yokozeki, Hiroo ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermatophyte; Preventive effects; Stamp culture method; Tinea pedis

Indexed keywords

NYLON; SOAP; WATER;

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLEANING; COTTON; DERMATOPHYTE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SHOE; TECHNIQUE; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ADULT; FOOT; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SHOES; TINEA PEDIS;

EID: 33746604319     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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