Diagnosis of common dermatophyte infections by a novel multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction detection/identification scheme

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BACKGROUND: In the absence of a functional dermatophyte-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR), current diagnosis of dermatophytoses, which constitute the commonest communicable diseases worldwide, relies on microscopy and culture. This combination of techniques is time-consuming and notoriously low in sensitivity. OBJECTIVES: Recent dermatophyte gene sequence records were used to design a real-time PCR assay...

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