The spectrum of fungal infections with a special reference to dermatophytoses in the Capital area of Kuwait during 2000-2005: A retrospective analysis

Mycopathologia

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 241-246

  Yehia, Mostafa A ^a   El Ammawi, Tarek S ^b   Al Mazidi, Khairia M ^a   El Ela, Mahmoud A Abu ^a   Al Ajmi, Hejab S ^a  

^a AL AMIRI HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cutaneous mycosis; Dermatophytes; Kuwait; Tinea

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KUWAIT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

EID: 77952673231     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-009-9252-2     Document Type: Article

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