Human and zoonotic dermatophytoses: epidemiological aspects

E Segal, D Elad - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Dermatophytes are a group of molds characterized by the ability to produce
keratinases, thereby carving out for themselves specific ecological niches. Their traditional …

Major challenges and perspectives in the diagnostics and treatment of dermatophyte infections

S Gnat, D Łagowski… - Journal of applied …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Dermatophytes are the aetiological factors of a majority of superficial fungal infections. What
distinguishes them from other pathogenic filamentous fungi is their unique ability to degrade …

Host-and pathogen-dependent susceptibility and predisposition to dermatophytosis

S Gnat, A Nowakiewicz… - Journal of medical …, 2019 - microbiologyresearch.org
Dermatophytes are a highly specialized group of keratinophilic and keratinolytic filamentous
fungi causing a ringworm disease called dermatophytosis or superficial mycoses. Although …

Intrinsic resistance to terbinafine among human and animal isolates of Trichophyton mentagrophytes related to amino acid substitution in the squalene epoxidase

D Łagowski, S Gnat, A Nowakiewicz, M Osińska… - Infection, 2020 - Springer
Background Dermatomycoses are the most common fungal infections in the world affecting
a significant part of the human and animal population. The majority of zoophilic infections in …

Population differentiation, antifungal susceptibility, and host range of Trichophyton mentagrophytes isolates causing recalcitrant infections in humans and animals

S Gnat, D Łagowski, A Nowakiewicz, M Osińska… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
The major problems in determining the causative factors of the high prevalence of
dermatophytoses include the lack of a well-standardized antifungal susceptibility testing …

Phenotypic characterization of enzymatic activity of clinical dermatophyte isolates from animals with and without skin lesions and humans

S Gnat, D Łagowski, A Nowakiewicz… - Journal of applied …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Aims The pathogenesis of dermatophytoses is associated with the secretion of enzymes
degrading the infected tissue components. Although many studies on enzymatic activity of …

In search of the source of dermatophytosis: Epidemiological analysis of Trichophyton verrucosum infection in llamas and the breeder (case report)

D Łagowski, S Gnat, A Nowakiewicz… - Zoonoses and public …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
During the last few years, the number of cases of Trichophyton verrucosum isolation from
humans suffering from mycoses has been constantly increasing, which is correlated with the …

Genetic predisposition and its heredity in the context of increased prevalence of dermatophytoses

S Gnat, D Łagowski, A Nowakiewicz - Mycopathologia, 2021 - Springer
Dermatophytosis is a widespread disease with high prevalence and a substantial economic
burden associated with costs of treatment. The pattern of this infectious disease covers a …

Taxonomy of dermatophytes–the classification systems may change but the identification problems remain the same

S Gnat, A Nowakiewicz, P Zięba - … Mikrobiologii-Advancements of …, 2019 - sciendo.com
Fungal infections of the skin, hair, and nails are the most prevalent among all fungal
infections, currently affecting over 20–25% of the world's human and animal populations …

The prevalence of symptomatic dermatophytoses in dogs and cats and the pathomechanism of dermatophyte infections

D Łagowski, S Gnat, A Nowakiewicz… - Postępy Mikrobiologii …, 2019 - sciendo.com
Dermatophytoses are skin diseases related to the infection of surface layers of skin and
other keratinised structures such as hair and nails, caused by fungi referred to as …