Tinea capitis among children at one suburban primary school in the City of Maputo, Mozambique

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 473-475

  Sidat, Mohsin M ^a,c   Correia, Della ^a,b   Buene, Titos Paulo ^a,b  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Mozambique)

^c UEM ^*  (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Dermatophytosis; Ringworm; Schoolchildren; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

GRISEOFULVIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; MOZAMBIQUE; MYCOLOGY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

EID: 34548588295     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822007000400020     Document Type: Article

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