Shifting etiological agents of dermatophytosis: a molecular epidemiological study from Iran
In our study, <i>T. tonsurans</i> remained the predominant cause of TC, while <i>T. indotineae</i> emerged as a significant cause of TU. Agreement between conventional and molecular methods was substantial (κ=0.73, 95% CI: 0.61-0.85), with 81.8% misidentification of the <i>T. mentagrophytes</i> complex but complete accuracy for <i>T. tonsurans</i> and <i>Microsporum canis</i>.
Authors
- Sadegh Khodavaisy
- Mahsa Naeimi Eshkaleti
- Ali Ahmadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7659-7059)
- Nasrin Ghasemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1103-6004)
- Seyed Jamal Hashemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1834-6822)
- Kazem Ahmadikia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1745-196X)
- Roshanak Daie Ghazvini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5320-5323)
- Abbas Rahimi Foroshani
Institutions
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Iranian Journal of Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18502/ijm.v17i5.19895
- Primary Topic
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00