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Tinea versicolor
Tinea versicolor is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.
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PATHOGENS
- Malassezia furfur (Pityrosporum ovale)
- Malassezia globosa
- Malassezia symphodialis
- Malassezia silffiae
- Growth of these yeast in cultures requires special media.
- Sabouraud dextrose agar overlaid with olive oil required with incubation at 30°C.
- Colonies often difficult to distinguish in oil layer.
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Last updated: July 3, 2016
Citation
Hoffmann, Christopher J. "Tinea Versicolor." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2016. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540553/all/Tinea_versicolor.
Hoffmann CJ. Tinea versicolor. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540553/all/Tinea_versicolor. Accessed October 18, 2019.
Hoffmann, C. J. (2016). Tinea versicolor. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540553/all/Tinea_versicolor
Hoffmann CJ. Tinea Versicolor [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. [cited 2019 October 18]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540553/all/Tinea_versicolor.
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