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Trichophyton mentagrophytes – a new genotype of zoophilic dermatophyte causes sexually transmitted infections
18 Feb 2019
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BACKGROUND: A new genotype of the zoophilic fungal species Trichophyton (T.) mentagrophytes was recently described in two studies. It was isolated from three patients who had visited Southeast Asia and one patient who had visited Egypt. In contrast to these studies, we have observed a number of cases with the dimensions of an epidemic outbreak. PATIENTS AND METHODS: At the University Hospital Charité Berlin, 43...
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