Potential Sexual Transmission of Antifungal-Resistant Trichophyton indotineae

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Spivack, Stephanie ; Gold, Jeremy A.W. ; Lockhart, Shawn R. ; Anand, Priyanka ; Quilter, Laura A.S. ; Smith, Dallas J. ; Bowen, Briana ; Gould, Jane M. ; Eltokhy, Ahmed ; Gamal, Ahmed ; Retuerto, Mauricio ; McCormick, Thomas S. ; Ghannoum, Mahmoud A.
• Description:
  We describe a case of tinea genitalis in an immunocompetent woman in Pennsylvania, USA. Infection was caused by Trichophyton indotineae potentially acquired through sexual contact. The fungus was resistant to terbinafine (first-line antifungal) but improved with itraconazole. Clinicians should be aware of T. indotineae as a potential cause of antifungal-resistant genital lesions.
• Subjects:
  Antifungal Agents Drug Resistance, Fungal Female Humans Itraconazole Microbial Sensitivity Tests Terbinafine Trichophyton
• Keywords:
  Antifungal Agents Antifungal Resistance Antimicrobial Resistance Antimicrobial Stewardship Biotechnology Books And Media Dermatomycoses Dermatophytes Fluconazole Fungi Itraconazole Mitochondrial RNA Pennsylvania Sexually Transmitted Infections Terbinafine Tinea Trichophyton Indotineae United States Vaccines

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(4):807-809
• Pubmed ID:
  38437706
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10977831
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Research Letter
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:40ec7716a373ef8b4cfed8ed05936d16dc597cb8df76c1011830b1c3dda04476
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/152979/cdc_152979_DS1.pdf
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