News24 | SA records first confirmed case of antifungal-resistant infection in KZN

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed the first case of an antifungal-resistant ringworm in KZN.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed the first case of an antifungal-resistant ringworm in KZN.

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An antifungal-resistant infection, known as Trichophyton indotineae, the first of its kind in Africa, has been detected in KwaZulu-Natal. 

On Thursday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed a positive diagnosis was recorded in a patient.

It reported it as a case report in the Public Health Surveillance Bulletin

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