Comparative study of direct polymerase chain reaction, microscopic examination and culture‐based morphological methods for detection and identification of dermatophytes in nail and skin samples

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The positive rates of dermatophytes isolated and identified by conventional methods are rather low. Moreover, clinical isolates sometimes show atypical morphology, and in such cases microscopic methods are not applicable for identification. The present study was performed to assess the utility of specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods for Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes as...

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