In vitro antifungal susceptibility profile of 12 antifungal drugs against 55 Trichophyton schoenleinii isolated from tinea capitis favosa in Iran, Turkey and China [PublishAheadOfPrint]

Trichophyton schoenleinii is an anthropophilic dermatophyte mainly causing tinea favosa of the scalp in certain regions of the world, especially Africa and Asia. We investigated the in vitro susceptibilities of 55 T. schoenleinii collected over the last thirty years from Iran, Turkey and China against 12 antifungals using the CLSI broth-microdilution method. Our results revealed that terbinafine and ketoconazole were the most potent antifungal agents among those tested, independent of the geographical regions isolated.

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