PCR enables rapid detection of dermatophytes in practice

ABSTRACT Dermatophytes cause superficial infections of skin, hair, and nails. Even though they rarely cause severe infections, they are relatively common, particularly in primary health care. Diagnosis of dermatophyte infections has relied on relatively slow culture-based methods. Nucleic acid-based...

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Main Authors: E. Aho-Laukkanen, V. Mäki-Koivisto, J. Torvikoski, S. P. Sinikumpu, L. Huilaja, I. S. Junttila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-11-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01049-24
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