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Trichophyton: Changing nomenclature and practical implications

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2023
Trichophyton interdigitale had been regarded as anthropophilic, mainly causing non-inflammatory tinea unguium and tinea pedis. T. mentagrophytes, thought to be zoophilic, were regarded as responsible for more inflammatory dermatophytosis.
Manas Chatterjee, Debatri Datta
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The epidemic of the multiresistant dermatophyte Trichophyton indotineae has reached China

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Due to its high degree of natural resistance to terbinafine in vitro and its tendency to spread globally from the Indian subcontinent, the emerging dermatophyte Trichophyton indotineae has become a major concern in dermatology.
Songgan Jia, Songgan Jia, Xuemei Long, Wei Hu, Wei Hu, Jiali Zhu, Jiali Zhu, Yinhui Jiang, Sarah Ahmed, G. Sybren de Hoog, Weida Liu, Weida Liu, Weida Liu, Yanping Jiang, Yanping Jiang   +14 more
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Trichophyton indotineae isolated in 2 migrant workers: An emerging fungal pathogen of global importance

Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
The emergence of Trichophyton (T.) indotineae—a drug-resistant dermatophyte—has raised international public health concerns. First identified as a new species in 2020 with origins in South Asia, it has since spread elsewhere. The first case was reported
Li Yang Loo, Yi Wei Yeo, Yen Ee Tan, Haur Yueh Lee   +3 more
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Epidemiology and Molecular Identification of Dermatophytes: Focus on the Detection of the Emerging Species Trichophyton indotineae in Northern Italy

Microbiology Research
Background: Trichophyton indotineae, a new emerging pathogen according to the WHO, is known to cause severe forms of tinea. Given that traditional identification methods rely on morphological characteristics, and the morphological distinctions among T ...
Valentina Lepera, Gabriella Tocci, Giorgia Palladini, Marco Enrico Giovanni Arosio, Claudio Farina, Giuliana Lo Cascio, on behalf of the Medical Mycology Committee (CoSM)—Italian Association of Clinical Microbiology (AMCLI)   +6 more
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A case of double‐mutant resistant tinea indotineae [PDF]

JEADV Clinical Practice
In recent years, there has been a concerning increase in a challenging‐to‐treat dermatophyte lineage of the Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex, known as Trichophyton indotineae. We report the first case of resistant T.
R. Koncan, A. Benini, G. Lo Cascio, N. Di Meo, V. Lepera, G. Palladino, L. Clemente, F. Barbone, I. Zalaudek   +8 more
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Nailing down Clinical Nuances. Comment on Crotti et al. A Terbinafine Sensitive Trichophyton indotineae Strain in Italy: The First Clinical Case of tinea corporis and onychomycosis. J. Fungi 2023, 9, 865

Journal of Fungi
I have read the paper “A Terbinafine Sensitive Trichophyton indotineae Strain in Italy: The First Clinical Case of tinea corporis and onychomycosis” by Crotti et al [...]
Inigo Navarro-Fernandez
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Recalcitrant dermatophytosis due to Trichophyton indotineae: A case series from Sarawak, Malaysia [PDF]

Medical Mycology Case Reports
The development of terbinafine-resistant Trichophyton indotineae has made the treatment of dermatophytosis a challenging task globally. We herein report three recalcitrant tinea infections in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Xue Ting Tan, Siti Ayesha Siddiqa Saifuddin, Nur Intan Saidaah Mohamed Yusof, Hock Gin Teo, Min Moon Tang   +4 more
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Therapeutic updates on the management of tinea corporis or cruris in the era of Trichophyton Indotineae: Separating evidence from hype—A narrative review

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2023
The emergence and spread of Trichophyton indotineae (T. indotineae) has led to a sea change in the prescription practices of clinicians regarding the management of dermatophytic skin infections. An infection easily managed with a few weeks of antifungals,
Ananta Khurana, Savitha Sharath, Kabir Sardana, Anuradha Chowdhary, Sanjeet Panesar   +4 more
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Emergence of Difficult-to-Treat Tinea Corporis Caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes Complex Isolates, Paris, France

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
We describe 7 cases of extensive tinea corporis since 2018 in a hospital in Paris, France, after failure to cure with terbinafine. Molecular analysis indicated Trichophyton mentagrophytes internal transcribed spacer type VIII (T. indotineae).
Sarah Dellière, Brune Joannard, Mazouz Benderdouche, Anselme Mingui, Maud Gits-Muselli, Samia Hamane, Alexandre Alanio, Antoine Petit, Germaine Gabison, Martine Bagot, Stéphane Bretagne   +10 more
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Reply to Navarro-Fernandez, I. Nailing down Clinical Nuances. Comment on “Crotti et al. A Terbinafine Sensitive Trichophyton indotineae Strain in Italy: The First Clinical Case of tinea corporis and onychomycosis. J. Fungi 2023, 9, 865”

Journal of Fungi
We have read with interest the comments and observations made regarding the paper “A terbinafine sensitive Trichophyton indotineae strain in Italy: the first clinical case of tinea corporis and onychomycosis” [...]
Silvia Crotti, Deborah Cruciani, Manuela Papini   +2 more
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