Epidemiology of dermatophytoses in Sfax, Tunisia

Mycoses

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 534-538

  Neji, Sourour ^a   Makni, Fattouma ^a   Cheikhrouhou, Fatma ^a   Sellami, Amira ^a   Sellami, Hayet ^a   Marreckchi, Slaheddine ^b   Turki, Hamida ^b   Ayadi, Ali ^a  

^a Laboratory of Parasitology Mycology   (Tunisia)

^b HU Hédi Chaker Sfax ^*  (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Dermatophytoses; Epidemiology; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DERMATOMYCOSIS; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERTRIGO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MICROSPORUM FERRUGINEUM; NEWBORN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON SCHOENLEINI; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM; TUNISIA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 70350686283     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01651.x     Document Type: Article

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