Comparative study of nail sampling techniques in onychomycosis

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 410-414

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

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Curettage; Drilling; Nail sampling; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOLOGY; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOPHYTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651219259     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00667.x     Document Type: Article

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