I am writing a chapter for a sports medicine text and have been reviewing studies about new technologies relevant to athletic hosiery. Among the more recent trends has been the incorporation of antimicrobial materials into sock fibers to provide health benefits for the user. While this concept appears to be more consumer hype than true benefit, further reading has convinced me that hosiery, by itself, can play a role in spreading fungal infection in the feet as well as playing a role in failure of treatment
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Do Socks Harbor Fungal Pathogens?