CDC is alerting clinicians to be on the lookout for a severe antifungal-resistant form of tinea, as it was recently detected in two patients in New York. ringworm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is alerting clinicians to be on the lookout for a severe antifungal-resistant form of tinea, as it was recently detected in two patients in New York., one of the most common fungal infections, is responsible for almost 5 million outpatient visits and 690 hospitalizations annually, according to the CDC.
Over the past 10 years, severe, antifungal-resistant tinea has spread in South Asia, in part because of the rise of a new dermatophyte species known as , wrote the authors of a report on the two patients with the drug-resistant strain. This epidemic"has likely been driven by misuse and overuse of topical antifungals and corticosteroids," added the authors, in The cases were detected by a New York City dermatologist.
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