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Research Article| Volume 5, ISSUE 1, P167-186, March 1985

Laboratory Diagnosis of the Superficial Fungal Infections

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    * This article first appeared in Dermatologic Clinics, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 1984, as part of a symposium on superficial fungal infections.
    Elizabeth Head
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    Corresponding author: Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77550
    Footnotes
    * This article first appeared in Dermatologic Clinics, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 1984, as part of a symposium on superficial fungal infections.
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    * This article first appeared in Dermatologic Clinics, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 1984, as part of a symposium on superficial fungal infections.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30889-8
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      The laboratory diagnosis of superficial fungal infections depends upon two techniques, direct microscopy and culture. Proper methods for collection of specimens for study vary with the type of infection and the body site. Microscopic examination and culture must also be fitted to the organism suspected. Instructions and illustrations are given to facilitate the proper use of these techniques by the practicing dermatologist to assure confirmation of the clinical diagnoses. Special techniques, observations, and suggestions learned by experience are included as an aid when confirmation of a suspected infection proves difficult.
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