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A VARIANT OF TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM ISOLATED IN HONG KONG
Author(s) -
WONG K. O.,
CHAN Y. F.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1968.tb11917.x
Subject(s) - trichophyton rubrum , strain (injury) , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , dermatology , antifungal
SUMMARY.— A distinctive strain of Trichophyton rubrum has been isolated from 5 patients in Hong Kong. The infections caused by this strain were clinically more inflammatory and responded more rapidly to treatment than infections with the ordinary form of T. rubrum. The mycological characteristics of the Hong Kong strain are described in detail. It is possible that the Hong Kong and the Nigerian strains of T. rubrum are identical. The apparent differences are discussed; only further investigation will establish their significance.