A comparative study on morphological versus molecular identification of dermatophyte isolates

Conclusion An unexpected high percent of isolates identified as T. interdigitale by conventional methods, were in effect T. rubrum shown by PCR-RFLP, and regarding the necessity of correct identification of dermatophytes recovered from different clinical forms of the infection, we highly recommend ITS-sequencing or ITS-RFLP of the isolates, particularly for epidemiological research studies.
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research