| [evaluation of the in vitro susceptibility pattern of clinical isolates of trichophyton mentagrophytes and trichophyton rubrum in santiago, chile]. | dermatophytes are a group of keratinophilic fungi able to produce dermatophytosis or tinea infections. in chile, trichophyton rubrum and trichophyton mentagrophytes are the ones most commonly isolated in adults, while microsporum canis is found among children. treatment of these infections is usually with topical or oral antifungals, such as griseofulvin or azole derivatives (clotrimazole, itraconazole, fluconazole), allylamines (terbinafine) or new drugs that are available. | 2015 | 24794211 |