Prevalence and predisposing factors for otomycosis treated in a hospital setting in Abidjan Ivory Coast;Prévalence et facteurs favorisants des otomycoses traitées en milieu hospitalier a Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire)

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-42

  Yavo, W ^a,c   Kassi, R R ^a   Kiki Barro, P C ^a   Bamba, A ^b   Kple T ^a   Menan, E I H ^a   Ehouo, F ^b   Kone M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE TREICHVILLE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c UFR Pharmacie Abidjan ^*  (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Aspergillus; Otomycosis; Predisposing factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; EAR DROPS;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; COTE D'IVOIRE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EAR INFECTION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FUNGAL DETECTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EAR DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOL;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; FUNGI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COTE D'IVOIRE; EAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOLS;

EID: 3543090294     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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