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Increasing and Alarming Prevalence of Trichophyton indotineae as the Primary Causal Agent of Skin Dermatophytosis in Iran.
Mycoses - 1 Jan 2025
Mirhendi Hossein, Aboutalebian Shima, Jahanshiri Zahra, Rouhi Faezeh, Shidfar Mohammad-Reza, Chadeganipour Amir-Shayan, Shadzi Shahla, Kharazi Mahboobeh, Erami Mahzad, Rizi Mahnaz Hosseini
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BACKGROUND: Trichophyton indotineae, formerly described as T. mentagrophytes rDNA-ITS genotype VIII, has recently been identified as a novel species within the T. mentagrophytes complex. It has rapidly replaced T. rubrum as the predominant dermatophyte. In this study, skin dermatophyte isolates collected from patients in Iran were sequence-analysed for species identification. Additionally, the current prevalence...
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