Fungal foot infections in patients with diabetes mellitus - Results of two independent investigations

Mycoses

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 14-19

  Eckhard, M ^a   Lengler, A ^a   Liersch, J ^a   Bretzel, R G ^a   Mayser, P ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot; Fungal foot infections; Mocassin type tinea; Sudomotoric activity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHIALOPHORA EUROPEA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEATING; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PHIALOPHORA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEATING; TRICHOPHYTON;

DEMATIACEAE; FUNGI; PHIALOPHORA; SOLEIDAE; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 34547815109     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2007.01425.x     Document Type: Article

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