Comparison of direct microscopic methods using potassium hydroxide, periodic acid Schiff, and calcofluor white with culture in the diagnosis of onychomycosis
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Comparison of direct microscopy, culture and calcofluor white for the diagnosis of onychomycosis.
BACKGROUND Mycological diagnosis of onychomycosis can be performed by direct microcopy (KOH), cultures and calcofluor white. AIMS To compare the percentage of positivity and the degree of correlation of KOH, cultures and calcofluor white for the diagnosis of onychomycosis. METHODS Descriptive, transversal and comparative study. Samples of toenails with onychomycosis were used for KOH, cultu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.107649