Dermatophytosis, or ringworm, is one of the most common fungal infections worldwide.

Researchers have identified a new strain of drug-resistant fungus in New Zealand, prompting an alert to GP clinics to watch out for ringworm cases potentially caused by it. Dermatophytosis - also ...

caused by fungi called dermatophytes infecting skin, hair and nails. A strain of dermatophyte - trichophyton indotineae- that is often resistant to treatment has been spreading globally and has ...

There are increasing reports internationally of non-dermatophyte fungi, including Aspergillus, causing tinea capitis and onychomycosis. In cases of tinea capitis which respond poorly to conventional ...

The most common challenge that we see in diagnosing fungal infections is actually making an accurate diagnosis. And the reason is because sometimes it's not easy to identify these organisms as a ...

Fungal infections of skin, hair, onychomycosis and otomycosis are all included as SFI’s. Mostly, SFI is caused by dermatophyte moulds followed by infections by yeast genera Malassezia and Candida.

Alternatively, the fungi that is already on their skin or nails may become opportunistic. Tinea pedis occurs due to dermatophyte fungi. These are fungi that require keratin for growth and can ...

T. rubrum, a dermatophyte fungus, is the most common cause of dermatophytosis worldwide. 1 Oral terbinafine is considered a first-line treatment for most infections caused by this fungus, but cases of ...

Tinea pedis is a foot infection caused by dermatophyte fungus such as Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and Epidermophyton floccosum, and can spread to toenails and hands. These fungi ...

The images are from superficial fungal infections (estimated to affect around 1 billion people worldwide) caused by yeasts, moulds or dermatophyte fungi. The images are labelled into five classes ...