The prevalence of fungal infections in nasal polyposis

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-50

  Razmpa, E ^b   Khajavi, M ^a   Hadipour Jahromi, M ^b   Kordbacheh, P ^c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Fungi; Nasal polyposis

Indexed keywords

AGAR; GLUCOSE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; NOSE POLYP; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 34347248805     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 00446025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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