Laboratory-based epidemiological study of superficial fungal infections

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 248-253

  Das, Shukla ^a   Goyal, Renu ^a   Bhattacharya, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Laboratory diagnosis and clinical types; Superficial fungal infections

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOULD; NAIL; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PARONYCHIA; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TINEA BARBAE; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA MANUUM; TINEA PEDIS; TINEA VERSICOLOR; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33847676843     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2007.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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