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Dermatophytes (name based on the Greek for 'skin plants') are a common label for a group of three types of fungus that commonly causes skin disease in animals and humans. These anamorphic (asexual or...
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Human dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton equinum. K. Takatori & S. Ichijo. Department of Microbiology, Hatano Research Institute, Food & Drug Safety ...
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Dermatophytosis (tinea or ringworm) of the scalp, glabrous skin, and nails is caused by a closely related group of fungi known as dermatophytes which have ... Secondly, the dermatophytes are the only fungi that have evolved a dependency on human or animal infection for the survival and dissemination of their species.
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Dermatophytosis Mimicking Kaposi's Sarcoma in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease; D.L. Crosbya, T.G. Bergerb, J.T. Woosleyc,d, S.D. Resnickd,e; aDepartment of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisc.;
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In the present study, we are reporting observations on the way dermatophyte infect the stratum corneum in skin samples of full human epidermis thickness. ...
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The zoophilics, such as M. canis, have adapted to animals and are found in the soil only rarely (6). Microsporum canis is the etiologic agent most frequently associated with dog and cat dermatophytosis. Human infection through contact with animals is fairly common.
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J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2005;17(4) DERMATOPHYTE GROWTH AND DEGRADATION OF HUMAN STRATUM CORNEUM IN VITRO (PATHOGENESIS OF DERMATOPHYTOSIS).
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Dermatophytosis (ringworm) is a common infectious agent of the dog and cat. Its incidence is related to geographic region, climate and animal husbandry techniques. It is more common in young, stray, sick or debilitated animals.
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Healthy human volunteers who had negative results for commercial, purified Trichophyton antigen (Trichophytin) were inoculated with Trichophyton mentagrophytes on two sites on each forearm in a randomized study designed to compare the antifungal activities of two ciclopirox olamine formulations.
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Members of the Trichophyton mentagrophytes species complex are common agents of human dermatophytosis in Europe (Kardjeva et al., 2006 ; Monod et al., 2002 ), invading skin layers (Kaufman et al., 2004 ) and causing superficial infections, such as tinea pedis or athlete's foot (De Hoog et al., 1998 ;
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