Current clinico-mycological trends of onychomycosis in Pune
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A Clinico-mycological Study of Onychomycosis
Background and Objectives: Onychomycosis is a chronic fungal infection of nails. The clinical diagnosis of onychomycosis needs to be confirmed by direct microscopy and culture for identification of specific pathogen and proper selection of antifungal treatment. Our aim is to study the morphological pattern of onychomycosis and to analyze the mycological and cultural positivity of onychomycosis ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0019-5154
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.96220