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[Biological diagnosis of onychomycoses. Direct examination after simplified technique of PAS staining]

L Lachaud1, M Sasso2, P Rispail3

  • 1Département de parasitologie-mycologie, faculté de médecine de Montpellier-Nîmes, université Montpellier I, centre hospitalier universitaire de Montpellier, site Antonin-Balmès/La Colombière, 39, avenue Charles-Flahault, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France; Laboratoire de bactériologie-virologie-parasitologie-mycologie, faculté de médecine de Montpellier-Nîmes, université Montpellier I, hôpital Carémeau, centre hospitalier universitaire de Nîmes, place du Professeur-Robert-Debré, 30029 Nîmes cedex 9, France.

Journal De Mycologie Medicale
|December 3, 2014
PubMed

Keywords:
Coloration PASDermatophytesDirect microscopic examinationExamen directExamen mycologiqueHotchkissLevuresMacManusMoisissures opportunistesMycological analysisOnychomycosesOpportunistic mouldsPAS stainYeasts

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