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Journal of Fungi, 2023 Cutaneous fungal infection of the skin and nails poses a significant global public health challenge. Dermatophyte infection, mainly caused by Trichophyton spp., is the primary pathogenic agent responsible for skin, hair, and nail infections worldwide ...
Pattriya Chanyachailert +2 more
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The Antidepressant Sertraline Affects Cell Signaling and Metabolism in Trichophyton rubrum
Journal of Fungi, 2023 The dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum is responsible for most human cutaneous infections. Its treatment is complex, mainly because there are only a few structural classes of fungal inhibitors.
Flaviane M. Galvão-Rocha +7 more
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Cutaneous blastomycosis and dermatophytic pseudomycetoma in a Persian cat from Bangkok, Thailand
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2017 This is a case report of concurrent of blastomycosis and pseudomycetoma in a 3 year-old Persian cat from Bangkok, Thailand. Histopathology from antemortem and postmortem samples revealed blastomycosis and dermatophyte pseudomycetoma.
Lerpen Duangkaew +4 more
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Comparison of Two Conventional Methods for Identification of Dermatophyte Fungi
Ibn Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 The current study is the identification and isolation dermatophyte species in clinical isolates by both Sabouraud’s Dextrose Agar (SDA) and on Dermatophyte Test Medium (DTM).
Tiba Salim Naseif Alzubaidy +2 more
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Sexual Reproduction in Dermatophytes [PDF]
Mycopathologia, 2016 Sexual reproduction is a rich source of genetic variation and commonly observed among fungi. Basically two different modes of sexual reproduction are observed in fungi, namely heterothallism where two compatible mating types are required to undergo mating and homothallism in which the organism is self-fertile.
Banu Metin, Joseph Heitman
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1979 Summary The newer antifungal agents, clotrimazole, miconazole and haloprogin are considered for their efficacy and acceptability, and are compared with other topical agents used for the treatment of dermatophyte infections of the skin.
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Genetic advances in dermatophytes [PDF]
FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2011 Millions of superficial fungal infections are annually observed in humans and animals. The majority of these mycoses are caused by dermatophytes, a specialized group of filamentous fungi that exclusively infect keratinized host structures. Despite the high prevalence of the disease, dermatophytosis, little is known about the pathogenicity mechanisms of
Grumbt, Maria +2 more
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Dermatophyte resistance – on the rise
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2023 AbstractDermatophytes are group of filamentous fungi which have adapted to living on the skin of humans and other animals. In the last decade, reports have emerged from Asia of new dermatophyte strains showing resistance to the commonly used antifungal agent terbinafine and others.
Ivan R. Bristow, Lovleen Tina Joshi
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Fungal nail disease (Onychomycosis); Challenges and solutions
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2014 Onychomycosis (fungal nail infection) is caused by three groups of fungal pathogens namely dermatophyte molds (DM), non-DM (NDM) and yeasts. It is primarily a cosmetic problem but may induce impact on quality of life.
M. Suchitra Shenoy, M. Manjunath Shenoy
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Tinea Capitis: A ClinicoMycological Profile [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2016 Introduction: Tinea capitis a superficial fungal infection infecting the scalp, hair follicles and hair shaft caused by dermatophytes, vary in their etiological agents and predominating anatomical infection pattern with geographical location ...
Swapna Kotian, Venkatesh VN
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