New Contrast Stain for the Rapid Diagnosis of Dermatophytic and Candidal Dermatomycoses

2008/09/01 by Christopher Seng-Hong Lim, Siew-Lin Lim · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Antibiotics #Biology #Dermatology #Fungal Infections and Studies #Gram staining #Medicine #Microbiology #Nail Diseases and Treatments #Pathology #Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases #Potassium hydroxide #Stain #Staining

paper · doi:10.1001/archderm.144.9.1228

openalex publication_date 2008/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25

Abstract

Rapid diagnosis of superficial dermatomycoses is important so that treatment can be initiated without delay. We compared a new contrast stain with the routine test of potassium hydroxide (KOH) wet mount and culture for the diagnosis of dermatophytic and candidal dermatomycoses.

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