A clinicomycological study of fungal foot infections among Algerian military personnel

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-63

  Djeridane, A ^a   Djeridane, Y ^b   Ammar Khodja, A ^c  

^a Hopital Central de l'Armee   (Algeria)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CHU Mustapha   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGERIA; ARMY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA PEDIS; TINEA VERSICOLOR; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; YEAST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALGERIA; CANDIDIASIS, CUTANEOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 33845745847     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02265.x     Document Type: Article

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