Spread of Antifungal-Resistant Trichophyton indotineae, United Kingdom, 2017–2024

Abstract

We describe 157 cases of Trichophyton indotineae infection in the United Kingdom, mostly in patients linked to southern Asia. T. indotineae is spreading in the United Kingdom and accounts for 38% of dermatophyte isolates referred to the UK National Mycology Reference Laboratory. Clinicians should suspect T. indotineae in tinea corporis cases.

Keywords

• Trichophyton indotineae
• dermatophytosis
• tinea cruris
• antifungal resistance
• antimicrobial resistance
• fungi