Fungal melanonychia caused by Onychocola canadensis: first records of nail infections due to Onychocola in the Czech Republic
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Regional Hospital Pardubice, Department of Dermatology, Czech Republic Regional Hospital Pardubice, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Czech Republic Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, Benátska 2, 128 01 Praha 2, Czech Republic; [email protected] Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Dermatological Clinic, Czech Republic *corresponding author
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