Nail sampling in onychomycosis: Comparative study of curettage from three sites of the infected nail;Nagelproben bei onychomykose: Vergleichsstudie mit einer kurettage an drei stellen des infizierten nagels

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1108-1111

  Shemer, Avner ^a   Trau, Henri ^a   Davidovici, Batya ^b   Grunwald, Marcelo H ^c   Amichai, Boaz ^d,e  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^e NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Curettage; Nail sampling; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 36949002025     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2007.06512.x     Document Type: Article

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