Trapped in keratin; a comparison of dermatophyte detection in nail, skin and hair samples directly from clinical samples using culture and real-time PCR

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-66

  Wisselink, G J ^a   van Zanten, E ^a   Kooistra Smid, A M D ^a  

^a Department of Research and Development ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparison; Culture; Dermatophytes; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DERMATOMYCOSES; HAIR; HUMANS; MYCOLOGY; NAILS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE;

EID: 79952362727     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.01.023     Document Type: Article

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