Dermatophyte identification in skin and hair samples using a simple and reliable nested polymerase chain reaction assay

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 295-301

  Verrier, J ^a   Krahenbuhl L ^a   Bontems, O ^a   Fratti, M ^a   Salamin, K ^a   Monod, M ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA PEDIS;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DNA, FUNGAL; HAIR; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; TINEA;

EID: 84873151558     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12015     Document Type: Article

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