Assessment of the treatment protocol described in the guidelines for Trichophyton tonsurans infection

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-31

  Shiraki, Yumi ^a   Hiruma, Masataro ^b   Sugita, Takashi ^c   Ikeda, Shigaku ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY NERIMA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti fungal therapy; Follow up study; Guidelines; Hairbrush method; Tinea capitis; Trichophyton tonsurans

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE NITRATE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; THERAPY; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; HAIR PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MICONAZOLE; NAPHTHALENES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

EID: 42549165209     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.49.27     Document Type: Review

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