Identification of Malassezia Species in Basal Cell Carcinoma Lesions by Conventional and Molecular Methods

Sema Koç Yıldırım; Fatma Nur  Akdoğan Kıttana; Sibel Ersoy Evans; Alpaslan Alp; Sevtap Arikan-Akdagli; Ayşen  Karaduman

doi:10.5826/dpc.1403a175

Identification of Malassezia Species in Basal Cell Carcinoma Lesions by Conventional and Molecular Methods

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Sema Koç Yıldırım Department of Dermatology and Venereology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Fatma Nur Akdoğan Kıttana Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Sibel Ersoy Evans Department of Dermatology and Venereology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Alpaslan Alp Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Sevtap Arikan-Akdagli Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Ayşen Karaduman Department of Dermatology and Venereology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

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2024-07-31

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2024): 2024 Vol 14, No 3 | July

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Identification of Malassezia Species in Basal Cell Carcinoma Lesions by Conventional and Molecular Methods. Dermatol Pract Concept [Internet]. 2024 Jul. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 5];14(3):e2024175. Available from: https://www.dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/4135