Arthroconidia production in Trichophyton rubrum and a new ex vivo model of onychomycosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1577-1581

  Yazdanparast, S Amir ^a,c   Barton, Richard C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ARTICLE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG EFFECT; EX VIVO STUDY; FUNGUS CULTURE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 33750797551     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46474-0     Document Type: Article

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