The Spread of Resistant Tinea and the Ingredients of a Perfect Storm.

Autor: Hay, Roderick James
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Zdroj: Dermatology (10188665); Jan2022, Vol. 238 Issue 1, p80-81, 2p
Abstrakt: Ever since the introduction of griseofulvin as a specific treatment for dermatophytosis (ringworm), dermatologists have noticed that a small proportion of patients do not respond to antifungal drugs. A few investigators confirmed the presence of increased minimum inhibitory concentrations to griseofulvin, indicating drug resistance, in dermatophytes isolated from these cases [[2]]. Key Message Antifungal resistance, once rare in dermatophyte infections, is increasing and spreading. [Extracted from the article]
Databáze: Complementary Index