Trichophyton ruhrum

Dermatophyte superficial fungal infections are the most common dermatological infections in the athlete (Bergfeld and Elston 1994). The most common dermatophytes implicated in tinea pedis are Trichophyton ruhrum, Epidermophyton floccosuniy and Trychophyton mentagrophytes (Elewski and Weil 1996). In a study of 150 swimmers, 15% presented with... 

Variotin, an antifungal antibiotic, is produced by Paecilomyces varioti Bainer var. antibioticus and was isolated by Takeuchi et al, (1959)- It does not inhibit bacteria and some fungi at 160 [xg/ml but does inhibit a number of fungi pathogenic to man such as Blastomyces dermatitidis, Trichophyton ruhrum and Microspomm audouini at 0.25 (xg/ml or less. It is used topically for the treatment of human dermatomycosis. 

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