title: A 7-year survey of superficial and cutaneous mycoses in a public hospital in Natal, Northeast Brazil.
abstract: In the present study, we determined the frequency of superficial and cutaneous mycoses and their etiologic agents during a 7-year period (2002-2008) in Natal, Brazil. A total of 1,717 specimens of skin, nail, and hair were collected from 1,382 patients with suspected mycoses lesions and were then subjected to direct microscopy and culture.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Infectologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte , Natal, RN , Brasil.
authors.forename: Nicácia Barbosa
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Calado
authors.forename: Francisco Canindé
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: de Sousa Júnior
authors.forename: Mariana Guimarães
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.forename: Ana Cristina Santos
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Fernando José Ramos
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Luiz Conrado
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Zaror
authors.forename: Maria Ângela Fernandes
authors.initials: MÂ
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Eveline Pipolo
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Milan
keywords: Cutaneous mycoses; Dermatophytes; Fungal infections; Superficial mycoses.; Yeasts
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