Diagnosis of dermatophytes: from microscopy to direct PCR

Dermatophyte fungi are a common cause of skin, nail and hair infections globally, ranging from mild to cosmetically disfiguring, or even invasive infections in rare cases. Specimens requiring fungal microscopy and culture for suspected dermatophyte infection make up a significant portion of the work...

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Main Authors: Gerhard F. Weldhagen, Sarah E. Kidd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CSIRO Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Microbiology Australia
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Online Access:https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma/pdf/MA22005