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Original Paper

Dermatophytosis in Tulugudu Island, Ethiopia

Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yohannes Mengistu Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Erja Chryssanthou Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska Hospital and Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Bjorn Petrini Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska Hospital and Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 79-82 | Received 01 Dec 2003, Accepted 01 Mar 2004, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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