Epidemiological and molecular characterization of a Trichophyton tonsurans epidemic in schools of a city in the northern suburbs of Paris, France

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2019 Apr;25(4):529-530. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.11.026. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

Authors

Y Vingataramin¹, M Akhoundi¹, C Bruel², A Izri¹, S Brun³

Affiliations

¹ Parasitology-Mycology Department, Avicenne Hospital, AP-HP, Bobigny, France.
² Agence régionale de santé (ARS) Île-de-France, Paris, France.
³ Parasitology-Mycology Department, Avicenne Hospital, AP-HP, Bobigny, France. Electronic address: sophie.brun@aphp.fr.

PMID: 30553030
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.11.026

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Child
Epidemics*
France / epidemiology
Genetic Variation
Humans
Infant
Middle Aged
Molecular Epidemiology
Schools
Tinea / diagnosis
Tinea / epidemiology*
Tinea / microbiology
Trichophyton / genetics*
Trichophyton / isolation & purification