1. Potential Sexual Transmission of Antifungal-Resistant Trichophyton indotineae
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Stephanie Spivack, Jeremy A.W. Gold, Shawn R. Lockhart, Priyanka Anand, Laura A.S. Quilter, Dallas J. Smith, Briana Bowen, Jane M. Gould, Ahmed Eltokhy, Ahmed Gamal, Mauricio Retuerto, Thomas S. McCormick, and Mahmoud A. Ghannoum
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tinea ,fungi ,Trichophyton indotineae ,sexually transmitted infections ,dermatophytes ,dermatomycoses ,Medicine ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
We describe a case of tinea genitalis in an immunocompetent woman in Pennsylvania, USA. Infection was caused by Trichophyton indotineae potentially acquired through sexual contact. The fungus was resistant to terbinafine (first-line antifungal) but improved with itraconazole. Clinicians should be aware of T. indotineae as a potential cause of antifungal-resistant genital lesions.
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- 2024
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