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Case report

Malassezia furfur in a case of onychomycosis: colonizer or etiologic agent?

Anuradha Chowdhary Department of Medical Mycology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
H.S. Randhawa Department of Medical Mycology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
,
Sonal Sharma Department of Pathology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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Mary E. Brandt Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Georgia, Atlanta, USA
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Sunil Kumar Department of Dermatology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
Pages 87-90 | Received 15 Jun 2004, Accepted 05 Jul 2004, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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