Molecular epidemiology of dermatophytosis in Tehran, Iran, a clinical and microbial survey

Medical Mycology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 203-207

  Rezaei Matehkolaei, Ali ^a   Makimura, Koichi ^b   De Hoog, Sybren ^c   Shidfar, Mohammad Reza ^d   Zaini, Farideh ^d   Eshraghian, Mohammadreza ^d   Naghan, Parvaneh Adimi ^d   Mirhendi, Hossein ^d  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dermatophytosis; ITS PCR RFLP; Molecular epidemiology; Tehran

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTHRODERMA; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTICLE; DERMATOPHYTE; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MICROSPORUM FERRUGINEUM; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA FACIEI; TINEA MANUUM; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON ERINACEI; TRICHOPHYTON ERIOTREPHON; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON SCHOENLEINI; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM;

EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON INTERDIGITALE;

EID: 84872344162     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2012.686124     Document Type: Article

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