Epidemiology of Malassezia-Related Skin Diseases
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Malassezia flora of neonates hospitalized in hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Ssciences
Background and aim: Malassezia yeasts are normal flora of humans and warm-blooded animals. These lipophilic yeasts are associated with skin diseases in neonates such as pityriasis versicolor, neonatal postulitis and seborrheic or atopic dermatitis. Moreover in the recent years, these yeasts are increasingly isolated form fatal catheter-related fungemia in premature neonates. Concerning th...
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