Publications
| keratinophilic fungi isolated from the air at pavia. | the presence of keratinophilic fungi was revealed by sampling the air of pavia (italy) from march 1981 to february 1982. the species isolated were: chrysosporium indicum , geomyces pannorum var. pannorum , microsporum gypseum, myceliophtora vellerea and trichophyton terrestre . several filamentous fungi tolerating high levels of cycloheximide were also recovered. | 1984 | 6203038 |
| skin infection due to geomyces pannorum var. pannorum. | geomyces pannorum var. pannorum is an ubiquitous saprophytic fungus frequently isolated from the soil and from air samples. it has rarely been reported as an animal or plant pathogen and it is an occasional aetiological agent of superficial infection of skin and nails in humans. here, we report a case of superficial infection of the skin due to this fungus in a healthy man. the patient was treated orally with terbinafine 250 mg daily and topic bifonazole with complete resolution in 2 months. | 2003 | 14622395 |