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Trichophyton tonsurans in Chile: Genotyping in search of an origin.
Medical mycology - 10 Jan 2022
Cogliati Massimo, Cruz Choappa Rodrigo, Vieille Oyarzo Peggy, Noguera Mellisa
Abstract excerpt
Trichophyton tonsurans is a cosmopolitan dermatophyte, highly prevalent in Africa, South America, and endemic in North America, where it is mostly related to cases of tinea capitis. Recently, it was also reported in Chile for the first time in two outbreaks occurred in Santiago. In the present study, we sequenced the variable internal repeat (VIR) region of a Chilean isolate and compared its genotype with those...
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