Mycetoma in Iran: Study of 62 cases

Asian Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 178-182

  Hashemi, S J ^a   Nasrollahi, A ^b   Guerami, M ^a   Daei, R ^a   Pakshir, K ^c   Zibafar, A ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Actinomadura madurae; Mycetoma; Psudcdlescheria boydii

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMADURA; ACTINOMYCETOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUMYCETOMA; FEMALE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCETOMA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ONSET AGE; PETRIELLIDIUM BOYDII;

EID: 79958127542     PISSN: 19921462     EISSN: 2077205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/aje.2008.77.81     Document Type: Article

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