Discrepancy between histology and culture in filamentous fungal infections

Medical Mycology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 886-888

  Lee, Shinwon ^a   Yun, Na Ra ^a   Kim, Kye Hyung ^a   Jeon, Jae Hyun ^a   Kim, Eui Chong ^a   Chung, Doo Hyun ^a   Park, Wan Beom ^a   Oh, Myoung Don ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Filamentous fungi; Histology; Microbiologic culture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ASPERGILLUS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPHOMYCETES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; SCEDOSPORIUM; TRICHOPHYTON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FUNGI; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOLOGY; MYCOSES; YOUNG ADULT;

ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI;

EID: 77955892897     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693780903512835     Document Type: Article

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