Superficial fungal infections of the skin, hair, and nails are the fourth most common cause of
human disease affecting 20% to 25% of the world's population [1]. Dermatophytosis is a …

Dermatophytosis has attained unprecedented dimensions in recent years in India. Its clinical
presentation is now multifarious, often with atypical morphology, severe forms and unusually …

Extensive dermatophytosis caused by terbinafine-resistant Trichophyton indotineae
harboring Phe397Leu and Leu393Ser substitutions in the squalene epoxidase enzyme was …

Background An alarming increase in recalcitrant dermatophytosis has been witnessed in
India over the past decade. Drug resistance may play a major role in this scenario …

Chronic recalcitrant dermatophytoses, due to Trichophyton (T.) mentagrophytes Type VIII are
on the rise in India and are noteworthy for their predominance. It would not be wrong to …

Importance Trichophyton indotineaeis an emerging dermatophyte causing outbreaks of
extensive tinea infections often unresponsive to terbinafine. This species has been detected …

Numerous reports describe the emergence of resistance in dermatophytes, especially in T.
rubrum and T. mentagrophytes/indotineae strains. We here present a review of the current …

During the past decade, a prolonged and serious outbreak of dermatophytosis due to a
terbinafine-resistant novel species in the Trichophyton mentagrophytes-T. interdigitale …

In recent years, we have moved from the sporadic description of terbinafine-resistant (TerR)
Trichophyton spp. isolates to the Indian outbreak due to T. indotineae. Population flows have …

Trichophyton isolates with reduced susceptibility to antifungals are now increasingly
reported worldwide. We therefore studied the molecular epidemiology and the in vitro …