Fungal Resistance: Mechanism and Strategies to Overcome

Superficial dermatophytoses affecting skin, hair and nail, caused by keratinophilic filamentous fungi of genera Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton, are among the most common public health problem in hot and humid climate of tropical countries. Among the fungi isolated from skin infections, the anthropophilic dermatophyte T. rubrum is the most frequent amongst clinical cases of tinea pedis, tinea unguium, tinea corporis and tinea cruris while Trichophyton tonsurans is found as the most likely etiologic agent in cases with tinea capitis