Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous fungal infection present worldwide that is caused by traumatic inoculation or inhalation of spores of the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii complex (1-3). However, molecular studies have shown that the S. schenckii complex constitutes several cryptic infectious species (i.e., S. albicans, S. brasiliensis, S. globosa, S. luriei, S. mexicana, and S. schenckii). Marimon et al. ...
Onychomycosis is a common fungal infection of the nail but few data of mycological features in geriatric Portuguese population are yet available. The aim of this study was to perform a mycological examination and characterization of fungal nail pattern of a geriatric population from the north of Portugal clinically suspected of onychomycosis. A total of 108 patients attending the Podology Service in the Centro ...
Objective: Trichophyton rubrum is presently the most common worldwide pathogen causing dermatophytoses such as tinea corporis, tinea capitis, tinea pedis, and onychomycosis [1]. The main aim of the present work was assess MALDI-TOF ICMS as a fast and reliable technique in the identification of T. rubrum from clinical cases occurrence in the Portuguese health centres, and evaluates the potentialities and limits ...
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