Dermatophytosis, Trends in Epidemiolgy and Diagnostic Approach

HAYETTE, Marie-Pierre; SACHELI, Rosalie

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Dermatophytosis, Trends in Epidemiolgy and Diagnostic Approach

HAYETTE, Marie-Pierre; SACHELI, Rosalie

2015 • In Current Fungal Infection Reports, 9 (3), p. 164-179

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Dermatophytoses; Diagnosis; Tinea; Molecular methods; epidemiolgy

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[en] Dermatophytes are among the common fungal agents implicated in superficial skin infections. The anthropophilic dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum is still the most frequent causative agent worldwide but the prevalence of several species of dermatophytes varies through different areas around the world. This review summarizes the current status of dermatophytes infection in Europe, Africa, Asia and America and gives an overview of the molecular biology laboratory methods currently available for the diagnosis of dermatomycoses.

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HAYETTE, Marie-Pierre ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Microbiologie clinique

SACHELI, Rosalie ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Microbiologie clinique

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Dermatophytosis, Trends in Epidemiolgy and Diagnostic Approach

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September 2015

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Current Fungal Infection Reports

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