Epidemiological and mycological data of onychomycosis in Goiania, Brazil

Mycoses

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-71

  Souza, L K H ^a   Fernandes, O F L ^a   Passos, X S ^a   Costa, C R ^a   Lemos, J A ^a   Silva, M R R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida spp; Dermatophytes; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BRAZIL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; FINGERNAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM; GEOTRICHUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NAIL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; YEAST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; BRAZIL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLUS SP.; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM SP.; GEOTRICHUM; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOSPORON (UNCLASSIFIED);

EID: 72349084723     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01663.x     Document Type: Article

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