Fungal characterization using polymerase chain reaction in patients with fungal sinusitis

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 415-417

  Ashraf, M J ^a   Azarpira, N ^a,c   Badiee, P ^a   Khademi, B ^b   Shishegar, M ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FUNGAL SINUSITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IRAN; LETTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOPUS; RISK FACTOR; ZYGOMYCETES;

FUNGI; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IRAN; MICROSCOPY; MYCOLOGY; MYCOSES; NASAL MUCOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINUSITIS;

EID: 79959234551     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: 09745130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.81602     Document Type: Letter

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