The prevalence of fungi in fingernail onychomycosis

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 250-252

  Gelotar, Prakash ^a   Vachhani, Swati ^a   Patel, Bhargav ^a   Makwana, Naresh ^b  

^a Department of Microbiology ^*  (India)

^b M P SHAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Candida yeast; Dermatophytes; Middle age; Mixed infection; Wet work; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOPHYTE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FINGERNAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; MIXED INFECTION; NAIL ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCYTALIDIUM HYALINUM; SEX RATIO; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN INJURY; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; YEAST;

EID: 84873936280     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5257.2739     Document Type: Article

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