Outbreak of tinea gladiatorum in wrestlers in Tehran (Iran)

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 132-136

  Bassiri Jahromi, Shahindokht ^a   Khaksar, Ali ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dermatophytosis; Infection control; Iran; Tinea corporis; Tinea gladiatorum; Trichophyton tonsurans; Wrestling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TINEA; TINEA CORPORIS GLADIATORUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; WRESTLING;

EID: 53849105077     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.43219     Document Type: Article

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