Dermatophytoses in cats and humans in central Italy: Epidemiological aspects

Mycoses

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 491-495

  Iorio, R ^b   Cafarchia, C ^a   Capelli, G ^c   Fasciocco, D ^d   Otranto, D ^a   Giangaspero, A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Civile di Teramo   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat; Dermatophytoses; Epidemiology; Human; Italy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MALE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MICROSPORUM; PREVALENCE; TINEA; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

ANIMALIA; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM CANIS;

EID: 35348948991     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2007.01385.x     Document Type: Article

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