Epidemiology of dermatophytic infections in Rome, Italy: A retrospective study from 2002 to 2004

Medical Mycology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-60

  Panasiti, V ^a   Devirgiliis, V ^a   Borroni, R G ^a   Mancini, M ^a   Curzio, M ^a   Rossi, M ^a   Bottoni, U ^b   Calvieri, S ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MYCOSIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORUM; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; MICROSPORUM CANIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MICROSPORUM; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROME; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 34249712535     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780601028683     Document Type: Article

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