Recent years have witnessed a phenomenal increase in prevalence as well severity of opportunistic fungal infection (OFIs) despite availability different therapeutic options. This could be attributed to various reasons including increased immunocomprised patients. Awareness spectrum infections immunocompromised conditions and their epidemiological changes is critical for early diagnosis proper m...

We report a case of an outbreak of inflammatory dermatophytoses caused by Arthroderma vanbreuseghemii (formally Trichophyton mentagrophytes pro parte) that involved an infected horse, the owner and at least 20 students, staff and stablemen at a veterinary school in Bern (Switzerland) that presented highly inflammatory dermatitis of the body and the face. Transmission from human to human was als...

Sharing of make-up tools by multiple users is a possible means transfer fungal infections, such as dermatophytoses. With abrasion on the skin, it for HIV, Hepatitis B virus, Spirochaetes and other pathogens to be carried via contaminated tools, from one person another. Using sterilized swab sticks, surfaces (sponge brush) were cleansed. Materials deposited sticks cultured aerobically Chocolate ...

Dermatophytoses are mycoses that affect keratinized tissues in both humans and animals. The aim of this study was to investigate the antifungal activity of the oleoresin extracted from Copaifera langsdorffii Desf. against the strains Microsporum canis ATCC 32903, Microsporum gypseum ATCC 14683, Trichophyton mentagrophytes ATCC 11481 and Trichophyton rubrum CCT 5507. The antimicrobial activity w...

Tinea capitis is of public health importance because of its transmissibility. Trichophyton violaceum and Trichophyton soudanense, which are common causes of tinea capitis in parts of Africa and West Asia, have only rarely been reported to cause dermatophytoses in the United States. We identified 24 patients with 25 positive cultures for T. violaceum or T. soudanense that were processed in a sin...