Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Why onychomycoses are so difficult to treat and the reason as if it is necessary to treat patients with oral antifungal agents for long period of time.
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Antifungal agents are also called as antimycotic medicines (pharmaceutical drug) used for the prevention of mycoses by suppressing fungal growth. Fungal infections are the type of infections that are caused by
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Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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