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Comparison of in vitro activities of newer triazoles and classic antifungal agents against dermatophyte species isolated from Iranian University Hospitals: a multi-central study

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2023
Background Dermatophytes have the ability to invade the keratin layer of humans and cause infections. The aims of this study were the accurate identification of dermatophytes by Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism method ...
Parisa Badiee, Tahereh Shokohi, Jamal Hashemi, Rasoul Mohammadi, Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh, Maneli Amin Shahidi, Fatemeh Ghasemi, Hadis Jafarian   +7 more
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Isolation of Trichophyton violaceum and Trichophyton soudanense in Baltimore, Maryland [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2007
ABSTRACT Tinea capitis is of public health importance because of its transmissibility. Trichophyton violaceum and Trichophyton soudanense , which are common causes of tinea capitis in parts of Africa and West Asia, have only rarely been reported to cause dermatophytoses in the ...
Shelley S, Magill, Liliana, Manfredi, Andrew, Swiderski, Bernard, Cohen, William G, Merz   +4 more
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The use and mechanism of action of terbinafine compared to other antifungal drugs used in the pharmacotherapy of candidiasis [PDF]

Farmacja Polska, 2021
Terbinafine as an antifungal drug was introduced to the world market in 1991, which was a great advance in dermatology. From that time to 1999, it was used orally with good results in over 10 million people and locally in over 30 million.
Piotr Mariusz Dwiecki, Tomasz Michalak, Izabela Muszalska-Kolos   +2 more
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High Trichophyton violaceum-Induced Tinea Capitis with Isolation of Many Non-Dermatophyte Molds in Scalp Scrapings in Patients Referred to a Dermatology Clinic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2022
Adane Bitew,1 Betelhem Yilma,2 Tomas Taye3 1Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Saint Peter’s Specialized Tuberculosis Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 3Rank ...
Bitew A, Yilma B, Taye T
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Investigations upon the Improvement of Dermatophyte Identification Using an Online Mass Spectrometry Application

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Online MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry applications, such as MSI-2, have been shown to help identify dermatophytes, but recurrent errors are still observed between phylogenetically close species. The objective of this study was to assess different approaches
Arnaud Jabet, Anne-Cécile Normand, Alicia Moreno-Sabater, Jacques Guillot, Veronica Risco-Castillo, Sophie Brun, Magalie Demar, Romain Blaizot, Cécile Nabet, Ann Packeu, Renaud Piarroux   +10 more
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Mycological pattern of dermatophytosis in and around Shimla hills

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2014
Introduction: Dermatophytosis is defined as the fungal infection of the skin, hair and nails by a group of keratinophillic fungi known as dermatophytes.
Suruchi Bhagra, Sunite A Ganju, Anil Kanga, Nand Lal Sharma, Ramesh C Guleria   +4 more
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Clinico Mycological Profile of Dermatophyte Infections at A Tertiary Care Hospital from South India

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2023
The prevalence of Dermatophytosis is similar in several continents of the Asian country. The varied state of weather is favourable for mycosis that may lead to various clinical symptoms and infection spreads speedily if left untreated with time.
Pellakuru Preethi, Murali Narasimhan, Maheswary Datchanamoorthy, Hemamalini, Muthu Bharathi, Leela Kakithakara Vajravelu   +5 more
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Tinea capitis em adulto por Trichophyton violaceum no Brasil: relato de um caso e revisão da literatura Tinea capitis in adult caused by Trichophyton violaceum in Brazil: report of case and review of literature

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2008
Tinea capitis, tinha do couro cabeludo, é dermatofitose causada por fungos dos gêneros Trichophyton e Microsporum. Apresenta várias formas clínicas e é quase exclusiva de crianças. Raramente acomete adulto.
Gustavo da Silva Rodrigues, Flávio de Mattos Oliveira, Eduardo Figueiredo Pereira, Rosana Ce Bella Cruz   +3 more
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Antidermatophytic Action of Resorcinol Derivatives: Ultrastructural Evidence of the Activity of Phenylethyl Resorcinol against Microsporum gypseum

Molecules, 2016
In this work, we evaluated the antidermatophytic activities of three resorcinol derivatives that have a history of use in dermo-cosmetic applications to discover molecules with multiple dermatological activities (i.e., multi-target drugs), thereby ...
Carlo Romagnoli, Anna Baldisserotto, Chiara B. Vicentini, Donatella Mares, Elisa Andreotti, Silvia Vertuani, Stefano Manfredini   +6 more
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Is the Antimicrobial Activity of Hydrolates Lower than That of Essential Oils?

Antibiotics, 2021
Among the top five human infections requiring medical treatment is dermatitis. Treatment of bacterial and fungal skin infections is usually based on antibiotic therapy, which is often ineffective due to the involvement of antibiotic-resistant microbial ...
Maura Di Vito, Antonina Smolka, Maria Rita Proto, Lorenzo Barbanti, Fabrizio Gelmini, Edoardo Napoli, Maria Grazia Bellardi, Paola Mattarelli, Giangiacomo Beretta, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Francesca Bugli   +10 more
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