Quantitative analysis of Malassezia in the scale of patients with psoriasis using a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 670-673

  Takahata, Y ^a,b,c   Sugita, T ^b   Hiruma, M ^c   Muto, M ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY NERIMA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Malassezia; Psoriasis; Quantitative analysis; Real time polymerase chain reaction assay

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; ETRETINATE; FUNGAL DNA; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; AGED; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN;

EID: 34548566099     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08090.x     Document Type: Article

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