New molecular tools in the diagnosis of superficial fungal infections

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-196

  Hay, Roderick J ^a   Jones, Rachael Morris ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALASSEZIA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAXONOMY; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; DERMATOLOGY; DERMATOMYCOSES; DNA PROBES; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77950281523     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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