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Onychomycosis Infections
1 Jul 2017
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BACKGROUND: Mycological culture is the traditional method for identifying infecting agents of onychomycosis despite high false-negative results, slower processing, and complications surrounding nondermatophyte mold (NDM) infections. Molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods are faster and suited for ascertaining NDM infections. METHODS: To measure agreement between culture and PCR methods for...
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