A comparative study of dermatophyte infections in Bursa, Turkey

Medical Mycology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 602-607

  Akcaglar, Sevim ^a   Ener, Beyza ^a   Toker, Semra Cikman ^a   Ediz, Bulent ^a   Tunali, Sukran ^a   Tore, Okan ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Epidemiology; Superficial fungal infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL SKIN REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; DESQUAMATION; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NAIL COLOR DEFECT; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN FISSURE; SKIN MACERATION; THICKNESS; TINEA BARBAE; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA INGUINALIS; TINEA MANUUM; TINEA PEDIS; TINEA UNGUIUM MANUM; TINEA UNGUIUM PEDUM; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VESICULATION; YELLOWISH BROWN NAIL PLATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 79960469200     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2010.547879     Document Type: Article

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