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Malassezia furfur

Known as: orbiculares, Pityrosporum, Pityrosporum orbiculare, Pityrosporum orbiculares 
A species of obligatory lipophilic, anthropophilic yeast in the phylum Basidiomycota that is part of the normal human skin flora. This species is the… 
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2009
2009
Pityriasis alba is a common hypomelanosis which is generally seen in young children. There is no specific known cause for this… 
1986
1986
Ketoconazole, an oral antifungal imidazole, has been effective in some refractory cases of psoriasis, particularly those with… 
1986
1986
Pityrosporum and Candida-yeasts are opportunistic pathogens and infections require predisposing factors. These factors are also… 
1979
1979
The activity in vitro of miconazole, clotrimazole, econazole, sodium omadine, and sodium thiosulphate against Pityrosporum… 
1977
1977
1) Two cases of molluscum contagiosum diagnosed by cytologic examination were reported. 2) Cytologic findings of molluscum… 
1975
1975
Lipophilic yeasts of the genus Pityrosporum have been found in the ears of 90.3% of 124 adults and 74.3% of 74 young children. 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Lesions and nearby normal skin in 31 patients with tinea versicolor were studied for (1) quantity and composition of microbial… 
1954
1954
CONVINCING proof of an other than casual association of the Pityrosporum ovale (bottle bacillus) group of organisms with… 
1938
1938
Since the report 1 of the successful culture of Pityrosporum ovale (bottle bacillus of Unna) a series of observations with this… 
1935
1935
The growth and study of the so-called bottle bacillus of Unna or pityrosporon of Malassez has for a number of years been a…