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ArticleIranian journal of microbiology2025

Shifting etiological agents of dermatophytosis: a molecular epidemiological study from Iran.

Mahsa Naeimi Eshkaleti, Seyed Jamal Hashemi, Sadegh Khodavaisy, Roshanak Daie Ghazvini, Kazem Ahmadikia, Abbas Rahimi Foroshani, Ali Ahmadi, Nasibeh Ghasemi

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Mahsa Naeimi EshkaletiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Jamal HashemiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sadegh KhodavaisyDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Roshanak Daie GhazviniDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Kazem AhmadikiaDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abbas Rahimi ForoshaniDepartment of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali AhmadiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nasibeh GhasemiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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Background and Objectives: Dermatophytosis is a significant worldwide health concern, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. Tinea unguium (TU) and Tinea capitis (TC) are among the most prevalent clinical manifestations of dermatophytosis caused by several dermatophyte fungi. This study investigated the molecular epidemiology and distribution of dermatophytes causing TU and TC in Tehran, Iran. Materials and Methods: From March 2023 to March 2024, a clinical mycology center in Tehran received 342 suspected cases of TU and TC. The diagnostic methods included the conventional and molecular methods by sequencing the ITS region of ribosomal DNA. Results: Overall prevalence of dermatophytosis was 59/342 (17.2%) among suspected patients by direct examination. TU and TC were diagnosed in 31/59 (53%) and 28/59 (47%), respectively. The final prevalence among suspected patients was 43/342 (12.5%) by PCR-sequencing, and TC accounted for the largest group of them, 25/43 (58%). Females represented the largest group of suspected TU cases (204/303, 67%; mean age: 57 years), while males predominated among TC patients (28/39, 74%; mean age: 10 years). PCR-sequencing revealed Conclusion: In our study,

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Molecular epidemiologyTinea capitisTinea unguiumTrichophyton indotineae

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