Trichophyton tonsurans tinea capitis in the San Francisco Bay area: increased infection demonstrated in a 20-year survey of fungal infections from 1974 to 1994.
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Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans has been increasing in the United States for the past 25 years. A retrospective study of dermatophyte culture data at the University of California, San Francisco, and a parallel study of patient visits for tinea capitis at an affiliated hospital demonstrates a dramatic rise in Trichophyton tonsurans tinea capitis in the San Francisco Bay area.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of medical and veterinary mycology : bi-monthly publication of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology
دوره 34 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996