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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alison Leibowitz [2]

Prevention

• The vast majority of incidents of sporotrichosis manifest upon epidermal inoculation of S. schenckii, while working with vegetation or plant based materials that are carrying spores. Preventative measures include:
  • Wearing durable gloves, long sleeves, and thick-sole boots while engaging in high risk activities, such as handling thorny plants, sphagnum moss, bales of hay, or any plant or plant product that may potentially cause skin trauma.
  • Decreasing one's handling time of sphagnum moss.