The prevalence of otomycosis in Kashan, Iran, during 2001-2003

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-21

  Mogadam, Ahmad Yegane ^a   Asadi, Mohammad Ali ^a   Dehghani, Rohullah ^a   Hooshyar, Hossein ^a  

^a KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Aspergillus niger; Candida; Otomycosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR PRURITUS; EAR SMEAR; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOR; OTOMYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; RHIZOPUS; SCOPULARIOPSIS; SMEAR;

EID: 77952745668     PISSN: 20083645     EISSN: 20084161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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