Sudha Chaturvedi

Rapid and specific identification of emerging Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII using an in-house developed and validated real-time PCR assay

ABSTRACT Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII ( Tm VII) is an emerging dermatophyte, primarily associated with sexual transmission, that causes persistent, painful, and inflammatory skin lesions. Tm VII is part of the T. interdigitale/T. mentagrophytes species complex, which...