An approach to histology-based diagnosis and treatment of Madura foot

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 684-688

  Chufal, Sanjay Singh ^a   Thapliyal, Naveen Chandra ^a   Gupta, Manoj Kumar ^a  

^a Government Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Actinomycetoma; Eumycetoma; Mycetoma

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACTINOMADURA; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EUMYCETOMA; FUNGAL STRAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIA; MADUROMYCOSIS; MALE; MYCETOMA; NONHUMAN; RURAL AREA; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 84866660318     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.2387     Document Type: Article

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