Direct molecular analysis of Malassezia species from the clinical samples of patients with pityriasis versicolor

• Main Authors: Esmaeel Eghtedarnejad (Author), Somayeh Khajeh (Author), Kamiar Zomorodian (Author), Zeinab Ghasemi (Author), Somayeh Yazdanpanah (Author), Marjan Motamedi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Purpose: Species identification of Malassezia using culture-dependent methods is time-consuming due to their fastidious growth requirements. This study aimed to evaluate a rapid and accurate molecular method in order to diagnose the pityriasis versicolor (PV) and identify Malassezia s...