Experimental guinea pig model of dermatophytosis: A simple and useful tool for the evaluation of new diagnostics and antifungals

Medical Mycology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 303-313

  Saunte, Ditte Marie ^a,b   Hasselby, J P ^b   Brillowska Dabrowska, A ^a   Frimodt Moller N ^a   Svejgaard, E L ^b   Linnemann, D ^b   Nielsen, S S ^a   Haedersdal, M ^b   Arendrup, M C ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal model; Histopathology; Microsporum canis; PCR; Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN REDNESS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR REMOVAL; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSPORUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

ANIMALIA; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; CAVIA; MICROSPORUM CANIS;

EID: 42349085578     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780801891732     Document Type: Article

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