PCR enables rapid detection of dermatophytes in practice

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ABSTRACT Dermatophytes cause superficial infections of skin, hair, and nails. Even though they rarely cause severe infections, they are relatively common, particularly in primary health care. Diagnosis of dermatophyte infections has relied on relatively slow culture-based methods. Nucleic acid-based detection (PCR) methods might provide results more rapidly. Here, we describe the transition from culture-based...

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