Incidence of Dermatophytosis.

Authors

  • Ariadna González Lorenzo Especialista de 1er Grado en Microbiología

Keywords:

DERMATOMICOSIS, HONGOS, MEDIOS DE CULTIVO, HUMANO, ADULTO

Abstract

The dermatophytosis is an infection in the skin,hair,and hails caused by the Epidermophyton,Microsporum Trichophyton.There isn t dermatophytosis reports in our province, that is why we were motivated to refer the incidence to our hospital,knowing the agents and clinic way more frequents and retating the direct exams with its positivies one.We studied 100 patients with its indications and we took samples. We isolated 43 samples which were dermatophytos in 81,2% of the cases and ferments in 18,6% , these samples were positivies, 21 of them by direct examn by negatives in both ways. We could see five clinic forms, the Tineas corporis,fascie and cruris with 4,6%, respectively.The isolation was like it follows: trichophyton rubrum in 41 (%,T.mentagrophytes in 34,8%, epidermophyton floccosum 4,6% and it was isolated 8 ferments for 18,6%.

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Published

2004-07-15

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González Lorenzo A. Incidence of Dermatophytosis. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2004 Jul. 15 [cited 2025 Feb. 2];26(4):154-8. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/159

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 4 (2004)

Section

Research article

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