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. 2024 Sep;91(3):559-562.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.05.020. Epub 2024 May 17.

Current epidemiology of tinea corporis and tinea cruris causative species: Analysis of data from a major commercial laboratory, United States

Daria Zarzeka  1 , Kaitlin Benedict  1 , Maryann McCloskey  1 , Shawn R Lockhart  1 , Shari R Lipner  2 , Jeremy A W Gold  3
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Current epidemiology of tinea corporis and tinea cruris causative species: Analysis of data from a major commercial laboratory, United States

Daria Zarzeka et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: United States; antifungal stewardship; antifungal susceptibility testing; culture; dermatophyte; direct microscopy; epidemiology; polymerase chain reaction; tinea corporis; tinea cruris; treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest Dr Lipner has served as a consultant for Ortho-Dermatologics, Moberg Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, and BelleTorus Corporation. Authors Zarzeka, Benedict, and McCloskey, Drs Lockhart and Gold have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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