A pilot study for the evaluation of pcr as a diagnostic tool in patients with suspected dermatophytoses

A pilot study for the evaluation of pcr as a diagnostic tool in patients with suspected dermatophytoses

Context: The conventional diagnostic tools for dermatophytoses suffer from several limitations including low sensitivity, specificity, and long turn-around-time. Aims: The present study was, therefore, performed to evaluate the performance of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method for the di...

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Main Authors: Robin Sharma, Samiksha Gupta, Dinesh P Asati, T Karuna, Shashank Purwar, Debasis Biswas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Dermatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Dermatophytoses
dermatophyte PCR
fungal culture
Tinea
Online Access:http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2017;volume=8;issue=3;spage=176;epage=180;aulast=Sharma

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