CULTURE OF DERMATOPHYTES UPON STRATUM CORNEUM.

An in vitro method of culturing dermatophytic spores on stratum corneum alone is described. The stratum corneum is stripped onto a translucent adhesive tape and fixed to a microscope slide. Spores are applied and the tape is incubated under controlled conditions. The technique has been made semiquantitative and applied to the study of a topical anti- fungal agent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]