Non-dermatophyte mold onychomycosis in Sri Lanka

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ranawaka, Ranthilaka R ^a   de Silva, Nelun ^b   Ragunathan, Ramya W ^a  

^a Teaching Hospital Karapitiya   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GRISEOFULVIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON DERMATOPHYTIC ONYCHOMYCOSIS; ONYCHOLYSIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PENICILLIUM; PREVALENCE; SRI LANKA;

EID: 84856463761     PISSN: 10872108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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