Non-dermatophyte moulds as pathogens of onychomycosis

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 597-600

  Farwa, Umme ^a   Abbasi, Shahid Ahmad ^a   Mirza, Irfan Ali ^a   Amjad, Alina ^a   Ikram, Aamir ^b   Malik, Nasrullah ^a   Hanif, Faisal ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b Malir National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Non dermatophytes; Onychomycosis; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOHEXIMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGAR MEDIUM; AGED; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DERMATOPHYTE; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON; YEAST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON; YEASTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81255162975     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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