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Prophylaxis Against Fungal Infections

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Medical Mycology

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It is not unusual for fungal infections to clear up for a while and then recur. Despite identification of the causative organism by microscopic examination and culture, and their established sensitivity to the antifungal agent used, the recurrences tend to be — erroneously — attributed to resistance of the fungus to the drug. In many cases, however, the adjuvant antifungal measures had not been carried out.

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  1. Abteilung für Dermatomikrobiologie Hautklinik der Westfälischen, Wilhelms-Universität, von-Esmarch-Straße 56, 4400, Münster (Westf.), Germany

    Professor Dr. med. Siegfried Nolting

  2. Harsewinkelstraße 21/22, 4400, Münster (Westf.), Germany

    Professor Dr. med. Klaus Fegeler (Niedergelassener Hautarzt)

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Nolting, S., Fegeler, K. (1987). Prophylaxis Against Fungal Infections. In: Medical Mycology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72553-1_9

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