Becker's Healthcare June 13, 2024
Two fungal infections that have not been seen before in the U.S., Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII and Trichophyton indotineae are emerging, and the CDC’s head of mycotic diseases is urging clinicians to test for them.
“We’ve known about those resistant strains now for a number of years,” Tom Chiller, MD, told Becker’s. “They’ve been spreading globally, but we’re now just starting to see them in the U.S., and it’s certainly a concern. These are hard to treat and they’re very contagious, so I worry that they could replace some of the more common strains that usually cause athlete’s foot, jock itch, etc., and then if so, that could become a real problem in terms of our skin health and more.”...
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