Trichosporon species isolated from the perigenital region, urine and catheters of a brazilian population

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 628-634

  Silvestre Junior, Agenor Messias ^a   Miranda, Mauricio Alexandre Bandeira Rampazzo ^b   de Camargo, Zoilo Pires ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Total Laboratórios   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Perigenital skin; Superficial mycosis; Trichosporon spp.

Indexed keywords

TRICHOSPORON ASAHII; TRICHOSPORON ASTEROIDES; TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM; TRICHOSPORON INKIN; TRICHOSPORON MUCOIDES; TRICHOSPORON OVOIDES;

EID: 77954304722     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822010000300013     Document Type: Article

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