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Sport-Related Cutaneous Infections: A Narrative Review.
Clin J Sport Med
November 2024
Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Bacterial and viral cutaneous infections pose a great risk of serious complications in combat athletes and contribute to a significant amount of time lost in practice and competition. Although these infections can be treated with standard antimicrobials, the rise in resistance of Staphylococcus aureus and dermatophytes calls for updated treatment recommendations. Methicillin-resistant S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment and Clinical Detection of Rapid Molecular Diagnostic System for Pathogenic Dermatophytes of Tinea Capitis of Multiple Centres in China.
Mycoses
January 2025
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
Objectives: Tinea capitis remains a common fungal infection in children worldwide. Species identification is critical for determining the source of infection and reducing transmission. In conventional methods, macro- and microscopic analysis is time-consuming and results in slow fungal growth or low specificity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMolecular epidemiology of dermatophytosis in Golestan, Iran: A cross-sectional study.
Microb Pathog
December 2024
Invasive Fungi Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute/Department of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Electronic address:
Keratinophilic fungi, or dermatophytes, are recognized as the predominant fungal agents responsible for superficial skin diseases globally. The identification of species of dermatophytes is crucial for both therapeutic and epidemiological considerations. The primary objective of the present study was to investigate the epidemiology of dermatophytosis among patients who sought medical attention at the medical mycology laboratory in Golestan province.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChallenging case of and in psoriatic patient treated with bimekizumab: The usefulness of mycological screening before biological therapies.
Med Mycol Case Rep
December 2024
Dermatology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133, Rome, Italy.
Psoriasis is a multifactorial immune-mediated disorder linked to the interleukin (IL)-17 signalling pathway. We present an unusual case of and caused by that developed after starting the IL-17A/F inhibitor bimekizumab. Our case underlines how psoriatic patients, treated with IL-17 inhibitors, should be screened for cutaneous fungal infections before and during treatment, in order to exclude a concomitant infection or the risk of its exacerbation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfections acquired in barbershops - A review.
Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp)
December 2024
Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Gastrointestinal Microbiology Research Group, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Barbershops are important venues for men to get their hair and beards done and hence, play an important role in men's social life. But barbershops can also be a source of infections. The barber's profession brings the barber into direct contact with customers who may carry pathogens, and contaminated instruments or skin-to-skin contacts might transmit infectious agents.
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