The emergence and worldwide spread of the species Trichophyton indotineae causing difficult-to-treat dermatophytosis: A new challenge in the management of dermatophytosis

Anuradha Chowdhary; Ashutosh Singh; Amtoj Kaur; Ananta Khurana

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1010795

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The emergence and worldwide spread of the species Trichophyton indotineae causing difficult-to-treat dermatophytosis: A new challenge in the management of dermatophytosis

Anuradha Chowdhary ,

* E-mail: dranuradha@hotmail.com

Affiliations Medical Mycology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, National Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance in Fungal Pathogens, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2028-7462

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Ashutosh Singh,

Affiliations Medical Mycology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, National Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance in Fungal Pathogens, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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Amtoj Kaur,

Affiliation Medical Mycology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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Ananta Khurana

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, Dr. RML Hospital and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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The emergence and worldwide spread of the species Trichophyton indotineae causing difficult-to-treat dermatophytosis: A new challenge in the management of dermatophytosis

Anuradha Chowdhary,
Ashutosh Singh,
Amtoj Kaur,
Ananta Khurana

Published: September 29, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010795

About the Authors

Anuradha Chowdhary

* E-mail: dranuradha@hotmail.com

Affiliations Medical Mycology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, National Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance in Fungal Pathogens, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2028-7462

Ashutosh Singh

Amtoj Kaur

Affiliation Medical Mycology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Ananta Khurana

Affiliation Department of Dermatology, Dr. RML Hospital and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Competing Interests

The authors declare no competing interests.

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