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Diagnostics
Results from mycology laboratories for onychomycosis diagnosis compared
February 20th, 2005
Researchers compare the results for the diagnosis of onychomycosis in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. "An investigative study was performed to compare the results from two mycology laboratories for the diagnosis of onychomycosis in a geriatric population and to determine the possible pharmacologic treatments based on the two laboratories' results," according to a study performed in the United States. "In this study, 85 cases of suspected onychomycosis involving men and women 65 years and older from a nursing home setting in South Florida were used. Samples were taken from the hallux toenail and sent to two different...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2005-02-20)
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