In vitro antifungal susceptibility of Trichophyton violaceum isolated from tinea capitis patients


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DENG S., DE HOOG G. S., VERWEIJ P. E., ZOLL J., İLKİT M. M., MORSALI F., ...More

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY, vol.70, no.4, pp.1072-1075, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 70 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/jac/dku503
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1072-1075
  • Keywords: T. violaceum, antifungal susceptibility testing, fungus, CLINICAL-TRIAL, WESTERN CHINA, DERMATOPHYTES, GRISEOFULVIN, TERBINAFINE, FLUCONAZOLE, DRUGS
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Trichophyton violaceum is an anthropophilic dermatophyte that is endemic to parts of Africa and Asia and is sporadic in Europe. T. violaceum mainly causes tinea capitis in both children and adolescents. Although the infections caused by T. violaceum are of considerable medical importance, its antifungal susceptibility profile remains poorly examined.