Onychomycosis in Tehran: Mycological study of 504 patients: Original article

Mycoses

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-255

  Hashemi, S J ^a   Gerami, M ^a   Zibafar, E ^a   Daei, M ^a   Moazeni, M ^a   Nasrollahi, A ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Nail disorder; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; MYCOLOG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INOCULATION; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; NAIL; NAIL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSPECIES; TOE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADULT; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOLOGY; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 77950857105     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2009.01703.x     Document Type: Article

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