A Novel Contrast Stain for the Rapid Diagnosis of Pityriasis Versicolor: A Comparison of Chicago Sky Blue 6B Stain, Potassium Hydroxide Mount and Culture

BACKGROUND: The mycological study of pityriasis versicolor is usually done by potassium hydroxide (KOH) mount and culture. However, KOH mount lacks a color contrast and requires a trained eye to interpret, while culture is difficult to perform, time consuming and has low sensitivity. Chicago Sky Blu...

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Autores principales: Lodha, Nikita, Poojary, Shital Amin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4533529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26288400
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.160476

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4533529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26288400
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.160476

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