Evaluation of DermaGenius® resistance real‐time polymerase chain reaction for rapid detection of terbinafine‐resistant Trichophyton species

Treatment‐resistant dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes/interdigitale complex has emerged as a global public health threat, particularly in endemic countries like India and has spread to many other countries. This veritable spread is alarming due to increase in resistance to terbinafine, which targets the ergosterol biosynthetic pathway by inhibiting the enzyme squalene epoxidase (SQLE). About two third of studies worldwide have reported amino acid substitutions Phe397Leu and Leu393Phe in the SQLE protein to be responsible for high terbinafine MICs.

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