Laser treatment of onychomycosis: An in vitro pilot study;Der Laser in der Behandlung der Onychomykose: Eine in-vitro-Pilotstudie

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 913-917

  Hees, Henrik ^a   Raulin, Christian ^a,b   Bäumler, Wolfgang ^c  

^a LASERKLINIK KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

dermatophytes; fungi; laser therapy; Nd:YAG laser; onychomycosis; trichophyton

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; IRRADIATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEODYMIUM YAG LASER; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PILOT STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 84870700405     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2012.07997.x     Document Type: Article

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