Terbinafine Resistant Trichophyton Indotineae in Sweden

Authors

  • Sahel Mohseni Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden
  • Nissrine Abou-Chakra Unit of Mycology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Karl Oldberg Department of Clinical Microbiology, Infection Prevention and Control, Office for Medical Services, Region Skåne, Sweden; Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Division of Infection Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
  • Erja Chryssanthou Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska University Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Ewa Young Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.42089

Keywords:

Trichophyton indotineae, trichophyton, dermatophytosis, terbinafine, Sweden, antifungal-resistance, Antifungal drug, squalene epoxidase

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Published

2025-02-10

How to Cite

Mohseni, S., Abou-Chakra, N., Oldberg, K., Chryssanthou, E., & Young, E. (2025). Terbinafine Resistant Trichophyton Indotineae in Sweden. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv42089. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.42089