Evaluation of a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay for dermatophyte and nondermatophyte identification in onychomycosis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 791-796

  Bontems, O ^a   Hauser, P M ^b   Monod, M ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Mycologie BT422   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Candida; Fusarium; Onychomycosis; Scopulariopsis; Trichophyton

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

ALGORITHMS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 70349331689     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09291.x     Document Type: Article

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