GMS is superior to PAS for diagnosis of onychomycosis

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 745-747

  D'Hue, Zandra ^a   Perkins, Susan M ^a   Billings, Steven D ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GOMORI METHENAMINE SILVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCNEMAR TEST; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAINING; CHEMISTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

METHENAMINE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHENAMINE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 58149198848     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00890.x     Document Type: Article

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