Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII is a drug resistant fungus that causes skin disease in animals and humans. The fungus is acquired through sexual contact, according to the CDC. The infection is ...

Fungal infections affecting the skin, hair and nails remain a major global health concern, with dermatophytes representing a highly prevalent group of pathogens. These organisms invade keratinised ...

Ringworm is a common fungal skin infection that spreads easily and often looks like a thin red circle on the skin. Despite ...

Health experts are warning of new and highly contagious fungal strains after an NYC man in his 30s developed a sexually transmitted form of ringworm — the first reported case in the US. “Healthcare ...

Healthcare officials are sounding the alarm after a highly contagious sexually transmitted ringworm infection was detected in the U.S. for the first time. But what is ringworm and how do you know if ...

The sexual habits of Trichophyton rubrum, the fungus that causes athlete's foot and other kinds of skin and nail infections, were the focus of a study published by Brazilian scientists and ...

Medical mycology and Parasitology Department, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Sari, Iran Correspondence to: Dr M T Hedayati Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, ...

BEFORE 1947 only 1 case of human ringworm caused by Trichophyton verrucosum had been reported in the United States. 1 After Fowle and Georg 2 called attention to 14 cases contracted from cattle, the ...

The growth of T. mentagrophytes on a basal medium containing minerals and dextrose with asparagine as a source of nitrogen was inhibited by 1 part of l-hydroxyproline in 20,000 parts of medium. Two ...