Onychomycosis: Rationalization of topical treatment

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 415-416

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

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Onychomycosis; Toenails; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GLUCOSE; PENICILLIN G; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; TOES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 48949085480     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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