Mutation in the Squalene Epoxidase Gene of Trichophyton interdigitale and Trichophyton rubrum Associated with Allylamine Resistance.

ABSTRACT: Dermatophytosis, the commonest superficial fungal infection, has gained recent attention due to its change of epidemiology and treatment failures. Despite the availability of several agents effective against dermatophytes, the incidences of chronic infection, reinfection, and treatment failures are on the rise. Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton interdigitale are the two species most frequently identified among clinical isolates in India. Consecutive patients (n = 195) with suspected dermatophytosis during the second half of 2014 were included in this study. Patients were categorized into relapse and new cases according to standard definitions. Antifungal susceptibility testing of the isolated Trichophyton species (n = 127) was carried out with 12 antif

SUBMITTER: Rudramurthy SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5923174 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature