Updates on the epidemiology of dermatophyte infections

Mycopathologia

Volumn 166, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 335-352

  Seebacher, Claus ^a,b   Bouchara, Jean Philippe ^c,d   Mignon, Bernard ^e  

^a ACADEMIC TEACHING HOSPITAL DRESDEN FRIEDRICHSTADT   (Germany)

^b Angers University ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^d ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dermatophyte spectrum; Epidemiology; Onychomycosis; Tinea capitis; Tinea pedis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTHRODERMA; CAT; CATTLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DOG; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA PEDIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CATS; CATTLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOMYCOSES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA PEDIS; WORLD HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM;

EID: 55149103964     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-008-9100-9     Document Type: Review

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