any plant parasitic on the skin, as the fungus that causes ringworm
dermatophyte in American English
(dərˈmætəˌfait, ˈdɜːrmətə-)
noun
Pathology
any fungus parasitic on the skin and causing a skin disease, as ringworm
Derived forms
dermatophytic (dərˌmætəˈfɪtɪk, ˌdɜːrmətə-)
adjective
dermatophytosis
noun
Word origin
[1880–85; dermato- + -phyte]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, automatism, irredentist, rain check, regionalismdermato- is a combining form meaning “skin,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix dermato- include: dermatogen, dermatoglyphics, dermatomyositis, dermatoplasty, dermatozoon; -phyte is a combining form meaning “plant,” used as the final element of compound words.Other words that use the affix -phyte include: cryophyte, epiphyte, oophyte, phreatophyte, sporophyte
Examples of 'dermatophyte' in a sentence
dermatophyte
Non-dermatophyte fungal species were the commonest pathogens followed by yeast and dermatophytes.
T M Wijesuriya, M M Weerasekera, J Kottahachchi, K. N. P. Ranasinghe, M. S. S. Dissanayake,S Prathapan, T. D. C. P. Gunasekara, A Nagahawatte, L D Guruge, U Bulugahapitiya,S. S. N. Fernando 2014, 'Proportion of lower limb fungal foot infections in patients with type 2 diabetes ata tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka', Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolismhttp://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2014;volume=18;issue=1;spage=63;epage=69;aulast=Wijesuriya. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Non-dermatophyte fungi can also be infectious agents in nails.
Michel Monod, Bruno Méhul 2019, 'Recent Findings in Onychomycosis and Their Application for Appropriate Treatment',Journal of Fungihttps://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/5/1/20. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Microsporum canis was the most frequent dermatophyte found on culture, in 10 (58.8%) patients.
Asja Prohić, Mersiha Krupalija-Fazlić, Tamara Jovović Sadiković 2015, 'Incidence and etiological agents of genital dermatophytosis in males', Medicinski Glasnikhttp://www.ljkzedo.ba/sites/default/files/Glasnik/12-01-feb2015/08%20Prohic.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The conventional laboratory tests for dermatophyte infection are slow and less specific.
Cut Hazlianda, Kamaliah Muis, Isma Lubis 2017, 'A Comparative Study of Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphismand Fungal Culture for the Evaluation of Fungal Species in Patients with Tinea Cruris',Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Scienceshttps://www.id-press.eu/mjms/article/view/1361. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Out of 164 fungal isolates, 86 were dermatophytes and 78 were non-dermatophyte fungi.
Adane Bitew 2018, 'Dermatophytosis: Prevalence of Dermatophytes and Non-Dermatophyte Fungi from PatientsAttending Arsho Advanced Medical Laboratory, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia', Dermatology Research and Practicehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8164757. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Dermatophyte isolates were identified by studying macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of their colonies.
Gebreabiezgi Teklebirhan, Adane Bitew 2015, 'Prevalence of Dermatophytic Infection and the Spectrum of Dermatophytes in PatientsAttending a Tertiary Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia', International Journal of Microbiologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/653419. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both patients with positive dermatophyte hyphae are ten -year -old females.
Dwi Bandang Saskia, Lies Marlysa Ramali, Ramlan Sadeli 2016, 'Dermatophytosis among Elementary School Students in Jatinangor West Java', Althea Medical Journalhttp://journal.fk.unpad.ac.id/index.php/amj/article/view/808. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Draft sequences were compared with currently available dermatophyte genomes.
P. Zhan, K. Dukik, D. Li, J. Sun, J.B. Stielow, B. Gerrits van den Ende, B. Brankovics,S.B.J. Menken, H. Mei, W. Bao, G. Lv, W. Liu, G.S. de Hoog 2018, 'Phylogeny of dermatophytes with genomic character evaluation of clinically distinctTrichophyton rubrum and T. violaceum', Studies in Mycologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166061618300071. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
From microscopical examinations by a microbiologist, two students had positive dermatophyte hyphae.
Dwi Bandang Saskia, Lies Marlysa Ramali, Ramlan Sadeli 2016, 'Dermatophytosis among Elementary School Students in Jatinangor West Java', Althea Medical Journalhttp://journal.fk.unpad.ac.id/index.php/amj/article/view/808. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)