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Possible Role of Superoxidised Water in the Treatment of Trichophyton Infections: An In vitro Study

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2019
Superficial fungal infections are the common health seeking problem. These fungal infections are caused by three genera of Dermatophytes, naming Trichophyton, Microsporum, Epidermophyton. Among these three, Trichophyton spp.
Munesh K. Gupta, Soni Sinha, Nidhi Pandey, Pradyot Prakash, Ragini Tilak   +4 more
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Dermatophyte Infections Worldwide: Increase in Incidence and Associated Antifungal Resistance

Life, 2023
The increase in incidence of superficial fungal infections combined with the emergence of antifungal resistance represents both a global health challenge and a considerable economic burden.
Caroline Kruithoff, Ahmed Gamal, Thomas S. McCormick, Mahmoud A. Ghannoum   +3 more
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Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp in children. It is an uncommon infection in adults and usually affects postmenopausal women and immunocompromised patients.
Mehdi Gheisari, Khatere Zahedi, Nabaa Al‐Zubaidi   +2 more
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Clinico-Mycological Profile of Dermatophytosis in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Eastern Nepal

Journal of Nobel Medical College, 2021
Background: Dermatophytes are keratinophilic and keratinolytic fungi which are responsible for dermatophytosis. There are three genera of dermatophytes; Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton.
Kewal Shrestha, Sujit Kumar Bhattacharjee, Kumari Ragani Yadav   +2 more
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A study of dermatophytosis in patients attending dermatology outdoor patient department at a tertiary care center

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU, 2023
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Dermatophytosis is a superficial fungal infection of keratinized tissue caused by dermatophytes. The dermatophytes are included in three fungal genera: Epidermophyton, Microsporum, and Trichophyton.
Vaibhavi Vijay Nanoty, Priyanka Kishanbhai Patel, Rajesh Mahadeo Trimukhe, Milind Ramchandra Ubale, Debapriya Das Choudhury, Pradnya R Joshi   +5 more
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Super bioavailable itraconazole and its place and relevance in recalcitrant dermatophytosis: Revisiting skin levels of itraconazole and minimum inhibitory concentration data

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2021
Itraconazole, is the most commonly prescribed oral antifungal agent in India, and has a low minimum inhibitory concentration as compared to other oral antifungals, and in conjunction with the markedly high skin levels, the drug should have a predictably ...
Kabir Sardana, Sinu Rose Mathachan
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Avaliação da susceptibilidade e resposta in vitro de agentes de micoses superficiais (Trichophyton mentagrophytes; T. tonsurans) à drogas antifúngicas de interesse em clínica médica

ABCS Health Sciences, 2021
Introdução: A resistência de espécies fúngicas às drogas usualmente empregadas no meio clínico é motivo de grande interesse na área médica. Objetivo: Avaliar susceptibilidade e resposta in vitro de espécies de Trichophyton spp.
Claudio José dos Santos Júnior, Andressa Rafaelle de Lima Melo, Jéssica Maria Diniz do Nascimento, Silvana Maria Teixeira da Silva, Maria Anilda dos Santos Araújo, Aryanna Kelly Pinheiro Souza   +5 more
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A clinical and mycological study of dermatophytic infections

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2014
Background: Dermatophytoses refer to superficial fungal infection of keratinized tissues caused by keratinophilic dermatophytes. According to observations worldwide, dermatophytoses are the most common of the superficial fungal infections.
KAK Surendran, Ramesh M Bhat, Rekha Boloor, B Nandakishore, D Sukumar   +4 more
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Genetic variation of sequencing 18srDNA gene of Trichophyton mentagrophytes isolates [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background. Trichophyton species are considered the most frequent causative and considerable agents in infection concerns. Objective. The existing training designed to conduct the sequencing analysis of nucleotides of ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 for Trichophyton ...
Talal Hussein Saleh
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Clinical study of Tinea capitis in Northern Karnataka: A three-year experience at a single institute

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2013
Background: Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection of the hair follicle of scalp. Most of the dermatophytosis do not have such age propensity as tinea capitis which almost invariably involves the paediatric age group.
Varadraj V Pai, Keloji Hanumanthayya, Raghavendra S Tophakhane, Namrata W Nandihal, Naveen Narayan Shetty Kikkeri   +4 more
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