Emergence of sporotrichosis in Manipur

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 216-219

  Devi, K ^a   Devi, M ^a   Singh, T ^a   Sharma, S ^b   Singh, L ^a   Singh, H ^a   Singh, N ^a  

^a REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Manipur; Sporothrix schenckii; Sporotrichosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INFECTION; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

EID: 33748127475     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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