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Meta-analysis of the utility of culture, biopsy, and direct KOH examination for the diagnosis of onychomycosis
BACKGROUND: Onychomycosis is a highly prevalent disease worldwide. There is no standard test for its diagnosis, which remains costly, wasteful, and is sometimes delayed. The diagnostic tests for this disease are few and discordant. The objective was to evaluate the diagnostic validity, performance,...
Autores principales: | Velasquez-Agudelo, Verónica, Cardona-Arias, Jaiberth Antonio |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5320683/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28222676 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2258-3 |
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