ArticleJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Belgian National Survey on Tinea Capitis: Epidemiological Considerations and Highlight of Terbinafine-Resistant
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- Computational analysis of missense mutations in squalene epoxidase associated with terbinafine resistance in clinically reported dermatophytes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- High Prevalence of Terbinafine Resistance Among Trichophyton mentagrophytes/T. interdigitale Species Complex, a Cross-Sectional Study from 2021 to 2022 in Northern Parts of Iran.Mycopathologia · 2024Article
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- The rapid emergence of antifungal-resistant human-pathogenic fungi.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2023Review
- Global Demographic Characteristics and Pathogen Spectrum of Tinea Capitis.Mycopathologia · 2023Review
- Tinea capitis outbreak and other superficial mycosis in an urban community of MedellínBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2023Article
- Changing Epidemiology of Tinea Capitis in Athens, Greece: The Impact of Immigration and Review of Literature.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Integration of transcriptomics and proteomics to elucidate inhibitory effect and mechanism of rosmarinic acid from Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. in treating Trichophyton mentagrophytes.Chinese medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn 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.
methodsBelgian laboratories were invited to send all dermatophyte strains isolated from the scalp with epidemiological information. Strain identification was confirmed by ITS (Internal Transcribed Spacer) sequencing. Mutation in the squalene epoxidase (SQLE) gene was screened by PCR.
resultsThe main population affected by tinea capitis was children from 5-9 years. Males were more affected than females. The majority of the strains were collected in the Brussels area followed by the Liege area. Among known ethnic origins, African people were more affected by tinea capitis than European people. The major aetiological agent was
conclusionsAfrican anthropophilic dermatophytes are mainly responsible for tinea capitis in Belgium. People of African origin are most affected by tinea capitis. The monitoring of terbinafine resistance among dermatophytes seems necessary as we have demonstrated the emergence of resistance in
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