Molecular epidemiology and antifungal susceptibility patterns of<i>Sporothrix schenckii</i>isolates from a cat-transmitted epidemic of sporotrichosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Since 1998 a cat-transmitted epidemic of sporotrichosis has been observed in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. Besides the lymphocutaneous and fixed forms, other presentations, such as disseminated cutaneous and mucosal involvement, as well as for the first time, erythema nodosum and erythema multiforme have been reported associated with sporotrichosis. This study investigates the phenotypes and genotypes of...

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