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A comparison between strains of Sabouraudites langeroni and Microsporum audouini Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
A 'ring in ring' skin infection in a returning traveller Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
A 40-year-old woman developed an itchy, expanding cutaneous lesion with two erythematous rings after visiting Senegal. Fungal culture revealed Microsporum audouinii, a fungus causing tinea corporis or capitis commonly in Africa but increasingly reported in outbreaks in Europe.
Epidemiology of Dermatophytes in Belgium: A 5 Years' Survey. KU Leuven
Dermatophytes are among the most common fungal agents causing superficial skin infections worldwide. Epidemiology of these infections is evolving and variable in every country. This report presents the Belgian epidemiological data regarding the distribution of dermatophytes species isolated by the two national reference centers for mycosis during a period of 5 years (2012-2016). Trichophyton rubrum was the most frequently isolated species, ...
Belgian National Survey on Tinea Capitis: Epidemiological Considerations and Highlight of Terbinafine-Resistant T. mentagrophytes with a Mutation on SQLE Gene KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: In this last decade, a huge increase in African anthropophilic strains causing tinea capitis has been observed in Europe. The Belgian National Reference Center for Mycosis (NRC) conducted a surveillance study on tinea capitis in 2018 to learn the profile of circulating dermatophytes. METHODS: Belgian laboratories were invited to send all dermatophyte strains isolated from the scalp with epidemiological information. Strain ...