A comparison of conventional rapid methods in diagnosis of superficial and cutaneous mycoses based on KOH, Chicago sky blue 6B and calcofluor white stains

Background and Objectives: Rapid confirmation of dermatomycoses is desirable, as it allows the clinicians to initiate appropriate therapy immediately. In this study, the utility of a novel contrast stain, Chicago sky blue stain, was compared with potassium hydroxide mount and calcofluor white stain...

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Main Authors: Parvaneh Afshar, Lale Vahedi, Hamed Rouhanizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/1866