An uncommon cause of tinea: Trichophyton violaceum in a German kindergarten – outbreak report and quantitative analysis of epidemiological data from Europe [PDF]
GMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2022 Background: Global mobility is increasingly associated with the emergence of “unusual” infectious agents. At the beginning of 2019, a putative outbreak of occurred in a kindergarten in Regensburg, Germany, that was mainly attended by children with a ...
Feußner, Claudia +2 more
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Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature [PDF]
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 +2 more
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Identification and characterization of the first fish parvalbumin-like protein data from a pathogenic fungal species, Trichophyton violaceum [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2020 Parvalbumins are the most important fish allergens, which are heat-stable, classified in the family of calcium-binding EF-hand proteins, and contain one magnesium binding site. The functional connection between calcium and parvalbumin gives fish the high-
Reza Zolfaghari Emameh +4 more
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Tinea Capitis: Mixed or Consecutive Infection with White and Violet Strains of Trichophyton violaceum: A Diagnostic or Therapeutic Challenge [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection affecting scalp and hair of pre-pubertal children. With introduction of Griseofulvin in 1958, there has been considerable improvement in the treatment of tinea capitis.
Rameshwari Thakur, Roma Goyal
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Predominance of Trichophyton soudanense as Agent of Dermatophytoses in Cape Verdean School-Age Children [PDF]
Journal of FungiDermatophytoses are infectious skin diseases of public health importance because of their transmissibility and high prevalence, especially among children.
Edmilson Emanuel Monteiro Correia +4 more
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Onychomycosis Endonyx: A Systematic Review [PDF]
DiseasesBackground/Objectives: Endonyx onychomycosis is a chronic infection of the nail plate that presents as milky white discoloration, without hyperkeratosis or onycholysis, and was originally described as being caused by T. soudanense and T.
Ernesto De-La-Rosa-Garibay +8 more
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification-microfluidic chip for the detection of Trichophyton infection
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Trichophyton is the most pathogenic type of fungal skin infection. It often invades and grows in a keratin-rich matrix, and lesions include human skin, hair, and fingernails (toenails).
Weiwei Jiang +7 more
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Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas, 2022 Resumen: Aunque los dermatofitos zoófilos son aparentemente aún la causa principal de tinea capitis en España, se está observando un repunte por especies antropófilas.
N. Martínez Campayo +5 more
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Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas, 2022 Although zoophilic dermatophytes remain the predominant cause of tinea capitis in Spain, an increase due to anthropophilic species has been reported. We report a retrospective observational study that included twenty-four children, who were diagnosed ...
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Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Five Antifungal Agents against Clinically Isolated Dermatophytes Species from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Northern India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Introduction: Dermatophytosis form approximately 15-75% of all the mycological infections. Dermatophytes are closely related keratinolytic fungi with ability to degrade keratin and invade the skin, hair and nails causing dermatophytosis.
Sachin Sharma +4 more
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