Pattern of dermatophytes among dermatological specimens at AFIP, Rawalpindi

Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 118-121

  Hanif, Faisal ^a   Ikram, Aamer ^a   Abbasi, Shahid Ahmed ^a   Malik, Nasrullah ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Epidermophyton; Microsporum; Trichophyton

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DERMATOPHYTE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; EUROTIUM RUBRUM; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HAIR; HUMAN; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NAIL; SKIN; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM;

EID: 84872797250     PISSN: 15609014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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