Epidemiological correlation between keratinophilic fungi isolated from soil and dermatomycosis agents;Correlação epidemiológica entre fungos queratinofílicos isolados do solo e agentes de dermatomicoses

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 471-473

  Leal, André Ferraz Goiana ^a   Macêdo, Danielle Patrícia Cerqueira ^a   Laranjeira, Delson ^b   De Souza Motta, Cristina Maria ^a   Fernandes, Maria José Dos Santos ^a   Magalhães, Oliane Maria Correia ^a   Beltrão, Eduardo Isidoro Carneiro ^c,d   Neves, Rejane Pereira ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c Federal University of Pernambuco   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dermatomycosis; Soil; Trichophyton tonsurans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; SOIL; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

BRAZIL; CHILD; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC FACILITIES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

EID: 70349932549     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822009000400023     Document Type: Article

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