Mycetomas in Iran: A review article

Mycopathologia

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 135-141

  Zarei Mahmoudabadi, Ali ^a   Zarrin, Majid ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Actinomycetoma; Eumycetoma; Iran; Mycetomas; Subcutaneous infection

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCETALES; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IRAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCETOMA; MYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; IRAN; MADUROMYCOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ACTINOMADURA; FUNGI; NOCARDIA;

EID: 41049112669     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-007-9066-z     Document Type: Article

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