New fungal nail infections

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 142-145

  Iorizzo, Matilde ^a   Piraccini, Bianca Maria ^a   Tosti, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Fungi; Nail; Nondermatophytic molds; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ACREMONIUM; ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CHRYSOSPORIUM PANNORUM; CLADOSPORIUM; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOPHYTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOULD; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PAECILOMYCES; REVIEW; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; SYNCEPHALASTRUM RACEMOSUM; TRICHODERMA; TRICHOSPORON; UCOCLADIUM; ULOCLADIUM BOTRYTIS; YEAST;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; FOOT DERMATOSES; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; NAILS; YEASTS;

EID: 33847386293     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e32802ef47e     Document Type: Review

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