Diagnosis of onychomycosis by trypsin treatment method

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-63

  Xess, Immaculata ^a   Dubey, Deepti ^a   Purva, Mathur ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Candida spp.; Onychomycosis; Trypsin treatment

Indexed keywords

TRYPSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEOTRICHUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MYCOLOGY; NAIL; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; TISSUE CULTURE; TRYPSIN TREATMENT METHOD;

EID: 34247549625     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.31930     Document Type: Article

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