Publications
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| infection of the diaper area caused by epidermophyton floccosum. | 1983 | 6883229 | |
| phospholipid synthesizing enzymes of dermatophytes. iii. glycerol kinase of dermatophytes. | glycerol kinase, the key enzyme for glycerol use in phospholipid synthesis, was identified in cytosolic fractions of 2 dermatophytes, microsporum gypseum and epidermophyton floccosum. ammonium sulfate was observed to activate and stabilize this enzyme in both dermatophytes. two ph optima, 8.0 and 10.5, were observed for both dermatophyte enzymes. glycerol kinase from m. gypseum was purified up to 33-fold with a 225% recovery by ammonium sulfate precipitation and gel filtration. the molecular wei ... | 1984 | 6325842 |
| bifonazole and clotrimazole. their mode of action and the possible reason for the fungicidal behaviour of bifonazole. | bifonazole (bay h 4502, mycospor) and clotrimazole (bay b 5097, canesten) are potent inhibitors of ergosterol synthesis in yeasts and dermatophytes. inhibition of demethylation of 4,4',14-trimethylsterols is accepted as primary mode of action responsible for their fungistatic efficacy. in candida albicans, microsporum canis, trichophyton mentagrophytes as well as in epidermophyton floccosum the ergosterol precursor 24-methylendihydrolanosterol accumulates, whereas in torulopsis glabrata lanoster ... | 1984 | 6372801 |
| dermatophytes identified at the australian national reference laboratory in medical mycology 1966-1982. | over a 17 yr period from 1966 to 1982, 4354 dermatophytes were identified at the australian national reference laboratory in medical mycology. the most frequently identified species was trichophyton rubrum, accounting for 35.3% of identifications, followed by trichophyton mentagrophytes (26.5%), trichophyton tonsurans (12.8%), epidermophyton floccosum (10.7%) and microsporum canis (8.4%). specimens taken from the feet were the most common source of the trichophyton rubrum isolates, followed by s ... | 1984 | 6379581 |
| a clinical and mycologic study of tinea corporis and pedis in puerto rico. | a study of the causative agents of tinea corporis and pedis in puerto rico in 1982 disclosed four different dermatophytes from a total of 97 cases. among the total of 49 fungus specimens collected in tinea corporis, the mycologic flora consisted of four different fungus species: trichophyton rubrum, 42 isolates (85.7%); epidermophyton floccosum, 4 (8.1%); trichophyton mentagrophytes, 2 (4%); and microsporum ferrugineum, 1 (2%). among the total of 48 fungus specimens collected in tinea pedis, the ... | 1984 | 6500796 |
| isolation of epidermophyton floccosum from a dog in norway. | this report presents a case of dermatomycosis caused by epidermophyton floccosum in a dog--the first recorded isolation of this fungus from animals in norway. | 1984 | 6729661 |
| a survey of dermatophytes isolated from human patients in the united states from 1979 to 1981 with chronological listings of worldwide incidence of five dermatophytes often isolated in the united states. | a survey of dermatophytes isolated from patients seeking medical advice was made from 1979 to 1981 in the united states. the survey included 54 locations with data from 40 cities and 2 states. correlations of these data with that of the other localities of the world were made to illustrate the dynamic epidemiology of several common dermatophytes. the most often isolated dermatophyte in this survey was trichophyton rubrum having 53.66% of the total for these three calendar years. in a chronologic ... | 1984 | 6727982 |
| incidence of dermatophytosis in jordan with special reference to tinea capitis. | clinical data on 1068 cases of dermatophytosis as well as mycological data on 382 of these cases seen from march 1983 to september 1984 are reported. tinea cruris was present in 34.1%, with trichophyton rubrum and epidermophyton floccosum isolated from 31% and 25% respectively. tinea corporis was found in 17.9% of all patients of dermatophytosis with t. tonsurans responsible in 30.8%. tinea pedis and tinea unguium were present in 7.2% and 2% respectively, t. rubrum being the main causative agent ... | 1985 | 4069193 |
| existence of ornamentations on macroconidia and hyphae of epidermophyton floccosum. | the surface features of cell walls of several recent clinical isolates of epidermophyton floccosum were examined by scanning electron microscopy. macroconidia from each of our isolates displayed excrescences on the wall which were similar in their location and in their substructural appearance. we believe these irregularities sufficiently developed to regard them as true wall ornamentations. comparisons were made with wall features of the macroconidia of microsporum persicolor. in some cases, ou ... | 1985 | 4083834 |
| [tinea manuum. report of 13 cases]. | the authors report 13 cases of tinea manuum and emphasize that this condition is not commonly described in the brazilian medical literature. eight males and five females, aged 18 to 72 years, presented an infection ranging from 1 month to 20 years. the main clinical picture was of desquamating type on the palms without fingernails lesions. all patients had associated dermatophytosis of the feet. trichophyton mentagrophytes, t. rubrum and epidermophyton floccosum were the species isolated from th ... | 1985 | 3914602 |
| epidemiological trends of dermatophytoses and dermatophytes in jerusalem between 1954 and 1981. | data for dermatophyte infections analysed for five 3-year periods between 1954 to 1981 led to the following conclusions: tinea pedis, tinea cruris and tinea manuum showed an increase in the 50's and 60's and declined in the 70's; tinea unguium and tinea corporis showed an increase during the whole period; at all these sites, the percentage of trichophyton rubrum, the main etiologic agent, increased steadily over the periods while the percentage of trichophyton mentagrophytes, the secondary etiol ... | 1985 | 4010765 |
| epidermophyton floccosum infection in a dog from the united states. | epidermophyton floccosum was isolated from a lesion of dermatophytosis on a dog with hyperadrenocorticism. this report is, to our knowledge, the first unequivocally documented case of canine infection in the united states. | 1985 | 4012513 |
| [kerion-like tinea barbae caused by epidermophyton floccosum]. | 1985 | 4047094 | |
| isolation of keratinophilic fungi from floors in roman kindergarten and secondary schools. | we examined the dust collected from the floors of forty classrooms, twenty in kindergarten schools (children aged 2-5) and twenty in secondary schools (students aged 11-14) in order to determine the diffusion of keratinophilic fungi in respect to such different factors as human presence and children's age. in the kindergarten schools 268 colonies of keratinophilic fungi were isolated: 50 were microsporum, 6 trichophyton and 212 chrysosporium species. members of the chrysosporium genus were found ... | 1986 | 3724835 |
| dermatophytosis of the external auditory meatus. | thirty-two cases of dermatophyte infection in the external auditory meatus are reported. all the patients complained of slight itching or accumulation of cerumen; however, they had no other serious complaints. otoscopy revealed lesions in the outer third of the ear canal. the skin of the meatus externus osseus and the surface of the tympanic membrane were all intact. in all cases, mycelial elements were demonstrated in koh mounts of scrapings, and trichophyton rubrum (29 cases), microsporum cani ... | 1986 | 3572682 |
| epidemiology and clinical features of dermatomycoses and dermatophytoses. | dermatophytosis, candidosis and pityriasis versicolor account for the majority of fungal skin diseases in denmark and are seen in 8% of patients with dermato-venerological problems. in children, zoophilic species like microsporum canis (from cats), trichophyton (t) verrucosum (from cattle) and t. mentagrophytes granulare (from rodents) are the common causes of dermatophytosis and are seen in approximately 15% of all cases. anthropophilic species are the main cause of dermatophytosis in adults an ... | 1986 | 3459342 |
| in vitro studies of antidermatophytic activity of juliflorine and its screening as carcinogen in salmonella/microsome test system. | juliflorine, an alkaloid from prosopis juliflora, was tested for its antifungal activity against the freshly isolated cultures of dermatophytic fungi and its inhibitory effect was compared with that of griseofulvin. the results indicated that the minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) of juliflorine against trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton violaceum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, trichophyton tonsurans, trichophyton megninii, trichophyton gallinae, microsporum canis, microsporum nanum, microspor ... | 1986 | 3513775 |
| antifungal activity of some mediterranean algae. | the antifungal activity of 15 mediterranean algae species on some dermatophyte strains (epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum canis, m. gypseum and trichophyton mentagrophytes) and pathogenic yeasts (candida albicans, c. guillermondii, c. krusei, c. tropicalis and torulopsis glabrata) has been tested following a modification of aubert's technique. among the algae species studied, falkenbergia rufolanosa is the most active in front of all the fungi tested. | 1986 | 3960102 |
| epidemiology of the dermatophytoses in the florence area: 1982-1984. iii. epidermophyton floccosum infections. | 1986 | 3796681 | |
| dermatophytosis of the diaper area. | six cases of dermatophytosis of the diaper area due to either epidermophyton floccosum or trichophyton rubrum are described herein. the clinical and laboratory features of these patients and those reported in the literature are highlighted. dermatophytosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of rashes in the diaper area. most standard remedies for diaper rash will not be effective or may exacerbate diaper dermatophytosis. recognition of this condition by the clinician will lead to ... | 1987 | 3816012 |
| ecology of dermatophyte infections in south bronx, new york, 1969 to 1981. | this survey describes the ecology of superficial dermatophyte infections in south bronx, new york from 1969 to 1981. the predominant species were trichophyton rubrum (castellani) sabouraud, 1911 (57.5%), followed by trichophyton tonsurans malmsten, 1845 (18.5%), trichophyton mentagrophytes (robin) blanchard, 1986 (11.5%), microsporum canis bodin var. canis matsumoto, padhye, and ajello, 1902 (5%), epidermophyton floccosum (harz) langeron and milochevitch, 1930 (3.9%), and m. audouinii gruby, 184 ... | 1987 | 3819069 |
| quantitative neutralization assay of fungicidal activity of disinfectants. | a quantitative assay using a neutralization medium was developed to evaluate fungicidal activity of disinfectants. concentrated dey-engley neutralizing broth was used in this study and was demonstrated to inactivate various chemical agents within 5 min when disinfectant concentrations were reduced to specific levels. addition of this dey-engley broth to test tubes containing fungal cells and disinfectants permitted control of the various interactions times. subsequent concentration of the disinf ... | 1987 | 3300541 |
| reversal of cerulenin-induced inhibition of phospholipids and sterol synthesis by exogenous fatty acids/sterols in epidermophyton floccosum. | cerulenin, a specific inhibitor of fatty acids and sterol biosynthesis inhibited the growth of epidermophyton floccosum, which was reversed when growth medium was supplemented with palmitic acid and sterols. unsaturated fatty acids partially restored the growth. cerulenin inhibited both phospholipid and sterol biosynthesis (60-70%) at the minimum inhibitory concentration (0.5 microgram/ml) as demonstrated by [32p]orthophosphoric acid and [14c]acetate incorporation into the respective lipids. cer ... | 1987 | 3651491 |
| antimicrobial activity of protoanemonin, a lactone from ranunculaceous plants. | protoanemonin, a component of ranunculus bulbosus, was tested as an antifungal agent on selected strains of dermatophytes and yeasts. the minimum inhibitory concentrations ranged from 2.0 to 7.5 x 10(-4) m and the minimum lethal concentrations from 3.8 x 10(-4) m to greater than 1.0 x 10(-3) m. the most sensitive dermatophyte tested was epidermophyton floccosum, and the most sensitive yeast rhodotorula glutinis. the effects of different culture media and of light on the sensitivity of rhodotorul ... | 1987 | 3587338 |
| a survey of dermatophytes isolated from human patients in the united states from 1982 to 1984. | a survey of dermatophytes isolated from patients seeking medical advice was made from 1982 to 1984 in the united states. the survey included 59 locations with data from 49 cities and one state. listing of the isolated dermatophytes and the frequency given by percentage of total follows: trichophyton rubrum 46.8%, t. tonsurans 33.3%, t. mentagrophytes 10.1%, microsporum canis 4.5%, epidermophyton floccosum 3,5%, m. gypseum and t. verrucosum both 0.7%, m. audouinii and t. terrestre both 0.1%, and ... | 1987 | 3587334 |
| studies on antifungal agents. 23. novel substituted 3,5-diphenyl-3-(1h-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)- 2-alkylisoxazolidine derivatives. | the synthesis and antifungal activity of a novel series of substituted 3,5-diphenyl-3-(1h-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-2-alkylisoxazolidine derivatives (15-30) are described. the synthesis of the title compounds was accomplished via a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of alpha-substituted ketonitrones with appropriate styrene precursors. the compounds when tested in vitro in solid agar cultures exerted a very potent antifungal activity against a wide variety of yeast and systemic mycoses and dermatophy ... | 1988 | 3172137 |
| screening of some essential oils for their activities on dermatophytes. | fifty-three essential oils were tested against three frequently occurring dermatophytes (epidermophyton floccosum, trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale, t. rubrum) by means of an agar dilution technique. the oils were selected at random and not on the basis of a supposed activity. a number of oils showed interesting activities, expressed as maximum inhibitory dilution values, against the dermatophytes used. at the highest dilution tested (1:3,200, vol/vol), one out of six oils was acti ... | 1988 | 3211701 |
| role of fatty acids in regulation of membrane properties in epidermophyton floccosum. | 1988 | 3243560 | |
| superficial fungal infections in the transvaal. a contemporary analysis of dermatophytoses in this region. | an 8-year survey of patients from hospital clinics and private practices in pretoria seeking specialist dermatological advice for dermatophytoses revealed almost 500 cases, which were confirmed by mycological study. correlation of the data with other localities was made to illustrate the epidemiology for several common dermatophytes in the transvaal. trichophyton rubrum (27%) proved to be the most prominent dermatophyte, followed by t. mentagrophytes (23%), microsporum canis (19%), t. violaceum ... | 1988 | 3375906 |
| lipids of dermatophytes. iii. sterol-induced changes in the lipid composition and functional properties of epidermophyton floccosum. | sterol supplementation, alone or in the presence of cerulenin, resulted in an increase in the total sterol content of epidermophyton floccosum. while the total phospholipid levels of e. floccosum exhibited only marginal changes with sterol supplementation, the fatty acid profiles of these phospholipids were highly varied. in the presence or absence of cerulenin, the oleic acid content of phospholipids were increased significantly by cholesterol supplementation, whereas linoleic acid levels were ... | 1988 | 3412123 |
| [dermatophytes and immigration]. | an epidemiological study of dermatophytes was achieved during the years 1983-1984 in the mycology laboratory of saint-louis' hospital. immigrants represent an important part of the people who came to consult us: 28 per cent in 1983. the two most important immigrant peoples show different features: black african people, who were mass contaminated by tinea agents (trichophyton soudanense and microsporum langeronii), were not much contaminated by epidermophytic agents (trichophyton rubrum, trichoph ... | 1988 | 3389576 |
| a ten year survey of superficial mycoses in the tauranga district, bay of plenty. | between 1 january 1976 and 31 december 1985, 4086 patients living in tauranga and its environs were examined mycologically. all were suspected of superficial cutaneous mycoses and the majority were referred by general practitioners. a total of 1085 pathogenic fungi were identified, an isolation rate of 27%. the main pathogens identified in order of frequency were--candida species; microsporum canis; trichophyton rubrum; malassezia furfur; epidermophyton floccosum; t mentagrophytes var interdigit ... | 1988 | 3357624 |
| further in vitro studies with oxiconazole nitrate. | oxiconazole nitrate was compared in vitro with ketoconazole and econazole nitrate in tests with 96 dermatophytes, 18 isolates of malassezia furfur, and seven isolates of exophiala werneckii. an agar dilution procedure was used employing either kimmig's agar or sabouraud's dextrose agar supplemented with olive oil and tween 80. econazole was the more active compound in tests with microsporum species (41 isolates) and most isolates of trichophyton species (45 isolates). oxiconazole was the more ac ... | 1988 | 3180708 |
| 15-year survey of tinea faciei in the adult. | in a series of 100 adults with tinea faciei various dermatologic manifestations were mimicked, viz.: discoid lupus erythematosus in 52 patients, lymphocytic infiltration in 15, seborrheic dermatitis in 11, rosacea in 8, contacts dermatitis in 7, polymorphous light eruption in 4 and granuloma faciale in 3. trichophyton rubrum was isolated in 78% of the respective cases, other isolated organisms being microsporum canis (13 cases), trichophyton violaceum in 6, trichophyton mentagrophytes (asteroide ... | 1988 | 2971583 |
| foot infections due to hendersonula toruloidea and scytalidium hyalinum in coal miners. | a total of 250 coal miners were screened for mycotic skin infections. sixty-six (34.8%) miners had clinical lesions on their feet which proved to be of mycotic etiology by direct microscopy and culture. hendersonula toruloidea, the commonest etiological agent, was the sole agent recovered from 23 (34.8%) of the positive cases and was also isolated from three (4.5%) cases of mixed infection with dermatophytes (two cases with trichophyton rubrum and one with trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentag ... | 1989 | 2778576 |
| dermatophyte fungi in the guinea savannah region of nigeria and the changing phase of dermatophytosis in nigeria. | approximately 8,000 patients with various skin diseases were seen at the ahmadu bello university teaching hospital, kaduna, nigeria between january 1983 and december 1986. 174 (2.2%) presented with features in which a clinical diagnosis of superficial fungal infection was made or suspected. 69 out of 190 (36.3%) of specimens taken from skin lesions or nails from these patients were mycologically positive. the fungi isolated were trichophyton rubrum (24.6%), tr. soudanense (13.0%), candida albica ... | 1989 | 2677715 |
| [in vitro study of the antifungal activity of two chlorine derivatives to be used in antisepsis]. | the activity of two chlorine derivates, sodium hypochlorite in water solution with nacl (product a) and electrolytic chloroxidant (product b) has been tested in vitro against potentially human pathogenic fungi (aspergillus niger, aspergillus fumigatus, microsporum gypseum, candida albicans, cryptococcus neoformans, trichophyton mentagrophytes, microsporum canis, epidermophyton floccosum, trichophyton rubrum, sporotrix schenkii). for a. niger, the relation of the two compounds has also been consi ... | 1989 | 2483652 |
| [dermatophytosis caused by epidermophyton floccosum in a patient with aids]. | 1989 | 2490439 | |
| experimental and clinical investigation on oxiconazole. | a new antimycotic imicazole drug, oxiconazole, used both in vitro and in vivo in the treatment of 212 cases of tinea corporis, tinea cruris and tinea pedis is reported. in vitro, it shows marked antimycotic effect against 24 strains of pathogenic fungi except those of wangiella dermatitides and 3 strains of aspergilli. the minimal inhibition concentration (mic) to epidermophyton floccosum and candida guilliermondi are 1 microgram/ml and 0.5 microgram/ml. the cure rate of 2% cream of oxiconazole ... | 1989 | 2517622 |
| [synthesis and antifungal activity of n-(6,6-dimethyl-2-hepten-4-ynyl)-n-methyl-alpha-substituted -1-(4-substi tuted) naphthalenemethanamines]. | thirty (e)- or (z)-n-(6,6-dimethyl-2-hepten-4-ynyl)-n-methyl-alpha-subst itu ted-1-(4-substituted)naphthalenemethanamines were synthesized for searching of more potent and less toxic antimycotic agents. all title compounds and most of the intermediates are new. results of preliminary biological tests showed that most of the title compounds exhibited activity against the common pathogenic fungi such as cryptococcus neoformnas, candida albicans, aspergillus fumigatus, cladosporium carrionii, sporo ... | 1989 | 2700413 |
| clinical examinations with chinofungin spray and chinofungin powder. | tolnaftate is effective in the local treatment of dermatophyte infections. it is recommended primarily in infections caused by trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum canis and malassezia furfur. it may be useful as an adjuvant local therapy in chronic dermatophyte infections treated with griseofulvin. | 1989 | 2756514 |
| sensitivity of some strains of the genus epidermophyton to different antifungal agents. | the inhibitory activity of some antifungal agents against 17 strains of genus epidermophyton have been studied. the behaviour of epidermophyton stockdaleae against antifungal agents tested is clearly different from that observed in the strains belonging to epidermophyton floccosum, since all of the latter were sensitive to the antifungal agents used and the geophilic species showed resistance to griseofulvin, isoconazole, natamycin and nystatin, and intermediate sensitivity to ketoconazole and m ... | 1989 | 2788246 |
| the growth of epidermophyton floccosum and e. stockdaleae at different temperatures. | the ability of 17 strains of genus epidermophyton (15 strains belonging to epidermophyton floccosum, one to e. floccosum var. nigricans and one to e. stockdaleae) to grow at different temperatures (4 degrees c, 25 degrees c, 28 degrees c, 31 degrees c, 34 degrees c, 37 degrees c and 40 degrees c) was stated. the strains were inoculated on sabouraud dextrose agar and regularly controled over a period of 14 days when the plates were incubated at 25 degrees c, 28 degrees c, 31 degrees c, 34 degrees ... | 1990 | 2089257 |
| in vitro susceptibility of dermatophytes from munich to griseofulvin, miconazole and ketoconazole. | various recent clinical isolates of trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, microsporum canis and epidermophyton floccosum from munich were subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing using the microdilution method. both azoles miconazole and ketoconazole were found to be more active than griseofulvin. comparatively high inhibitory concentrations of griseofulvin were especially found with tr. mentagrophytes. on the whole miconazole turned out to be even somewhat more effective th ... | 1990 | 2359418 |
| ultrastructural alterations in epidermophyton floccosum and trichophyton mentagrophytes exposed in vitro to protoanemonin. | protoanemonin (pra) is an antimicrobial agent whose mechanism of action has not been clearly described. some evidence exists which indicates that the compound inhibits growth by interacting with microtubules (mts). in order to confirm this hypothesis, an ultrastructural study was undertaken in vitro on epidermophyton floccosum and trichophyton mentagrophytes, two dermatophytes which proved to be sensitive to the drug. a concentration of 1.25 x 10(-4) m (half-mic dose) for 48 h, caused a series o ... | 1990 | 2373022 |
| fungi causing dermatophytosis in lagos, nigeria. | dermatophytes of the genera trichophyton, microsporum and epidermophyton were isolated from 162 (41%) of 395 patients with clinical manifestations of ringworm infection reporting at the lagos university teaching hospital, lagos, nigeria between january 1986 and december 1987. of the 162 strains of fungi isolated, 120 (74.1%) were microsporum species and 7 (4.3%) were epidermophyton floccosum. superficial mycosis was most prevalent on the skin (59.3%), followed by that of the hairs (27.2%). infec ... | 1990 | 2364899 |
| [dermatophytosis in a urban setting: prospective study of 135 cases]. | during a period of one year all patients referred to the dermatology department with the diagnosis of dermatophytosis were studied to determine the incidence. etiology, and epidemiology of these infections in the northeast of madrid. we have evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the direct examination with 10% koh with respect to the culture as well as the correlation between the clinical diagnosis and the result of the mycologic examination. the annual incidence was 8.4 cases per 10,000 ... | 1990 | 2152479 |
| prevalence of superficial mycoses in the aosta valley region of italy from 1984 to 1989. | this report represents the results of the culture tests for fungi carried out in the aosta valley region of italy from 1984 to 1989. the pathological material consisted of cutaneous scales, hair and nails. it was possible to identify 91.8% of the isolates: out of these, 36.1% were dermatophytes, 21% were aspergillus spp, 15.6% deuteromycetes, 15% yeasts and 4.1% members of the family mucoraceae. the resulting data indicate that microsporum canis was the most wide-spread species (73.7%) among the ... | 1991 | 1795730 |
| [in vitro antifungal activities of amorolfine against fresh isolates from patients with cutaneous mycosis]. | in vitro antifungal activities of amorolfine (mt-861), a new morpholine antifungal agent, were examined using an agar-dilution method, in comparison with those of 2 other antifungal agents, clotrimazole (ctz) and bifonazole (bfz), against 182 clinical isolates of trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, microsporum canis, and epidermophyton floccosum, which had been freshly isolated from a total of 182 cutaneous mycotic patients with various types of dermatophytes or cutaneous candidias ... | 1991 | 1960850 |
| novel broad-spectrum metal-based antifungal agents. correlations amongst the structural and biological properties of copper (ii) 2-acetylpyridine n4-dialkylthiosemicarbazones. | copper(ii) complexes of the type [cu(l)x], where l = tridentate anion of 2-acetylpyridine n4-diethyl thiosemicarbazone and x = c1 or br, were screened against seven fungal strains pathogenic to man viz. aspergillus niger, aspergillus fumigatus, candida albicans, cryptococcus neoformans, tricophyton rubrum, epidermophyton floccosum and microsporum canis. the greater growth inhibition exhibited by the bromo complex can be explained on the basis of its lower cu(ii)/cu(i) redox couple and greater co ... | 1991 | 1931432 |
| dermatophyte feet infection among students enrolled in swimming courses at a university pool. | the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dermatophyte feet infection among students enrolled in swimming courses at a university swimming pool. tinea pedis infection was determined on two occasions. the first study took place on the first day of classes and the second on day twelve of swimming lessons. culture and koh examination of the interdigital skin scrapings of the left foot showed superficial foot infection with dermatophytes or candida albicans in 13.2% of the students (1 ... | 1991 | 1930469 |
| a survey of dermatophytes from human patients in the united states from 1985 to 1987. | a survey of dermatophytes isolated from patients seeking medical advice was made from 1985 to 1987 in the united states. the survey included 54 locations with data from 45 cities and one state. listing of the isolated dermatophytes and the frequency given by percentage of the total follows: trichophyton rubrum 54.8%, t. tonsurans 31.3%, t. mentagrophytes 6.0%, microsporum canis 4.0%, epidermophyton floccosum 2.0%, m. gypseum 0.6%, and t. verrucosum 0.2%. out of a total of 14,696 isolates m. audo ... | 1991 | 1875984 |
| fungal infection as a cause of skin disease in the eastern province of saudi arabia: tinea corporis and tinea cruris. | in the period between april 1984 and april 1988 a total of 4,294 clinically suspected cases of dermatomycoses were examined for causative fungi. of these cases 768 (17.9%) were suspected as tinea corporis (427 cases) and tinea cruris (341 cases). twenty two different nationalities were represented. both sexes were involved and the age range was 19 days to 70 years. of the 768 patients examined, 738 (96.1%) had their diagnosis confirmed by direct microscopy and in 631 of these positive cases the ... | 1991 | 1820522 |
| fungal infection as a cause of skin disease in the eastern province of saudi arabia: prevailing fungi and pattern of infection. | a total of 4,294 clinically suspected cases of dermatomycoses belonging to 26 different nationalities were examined between april 1984 and april 1988. fungi were demonstrated in routine potassium hydroxide/dimethyl sulfoxide mount in 3,814 cases (88.8%) and the etiology was determined by culture in 2,458 cases (57.2%). tinea versicolor was the predominant fungal infection (30.9% of all infections). onychomycosis and paronychia ranked second in prevalence (16.8%). candidal onychomycosis was the m ... | 1991 | 1803238 |
| plants used in guatemala for the treatment of dermatophytic infections. 1. screening for antimycotic activity of 44 plant extracts. | skin infections are common diseases in developing countries, of which dermatophytoses are of particular concern in the tropics, especially in infants. through ethnobotanical surveys and literature review 100 plants were detected as being used in guatemala for the treatment of dermatophytoses. of these, 44 plants were screened for in vitro activity against the most common dermatophytes (epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum canis, microsporum gypseum, trichophyton mentagrophytes and trichophyton ... | 1991 | 2056755 |
| oxiconazole nitrate: pharmacology, efficacy, and safety of a new imidazole antifungal agent. | oxiconazole nitrate (1%) cream became available in the united states in 1989 for the once-daily treatment of tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea corporis. it has also proved valuable in the once-daily treatment of tinea (pityriasis) versicolor. in vitro oxiconazole is highly effective against many dermatophytes, including trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, trichophyton tonsurans, and epidermophyton floccosum. after application to the skin, oxiconazole is rapidly absorbed into the ... | 1991 | 2029718 |
| fungal infections of the nail. | onychomycoses represent the most frequently seen nail diseases and are the most difficult to treat of all skin mycoses. they are rare in children and increase in incidence with age. most cases are caused by dermatophytes, in particular by trichophyton rubrum, less frequently by t mentagrophytes and epidermophyton floccosum. molds may secondarily infect nails already diseased; however, some are probably capable of primary invasion of nail tissues. yeasts, particularly candida albicans, are mainly ... | 1991 | 2018719 |
| [in vitro antifungal activity of itraconazole, a new triazole antifungal agent, against clinical isolates from patients with dermatomycoses]. | in vitro antifungal activities of itraconazole (itz), a triazole antifungal agent, against clinical isolates obtained from patients with superficial and subcutaneous mycoses were examined using the agar dilution method on casitone agar. the clinical isolates tested were 7 species and 263 isolates including trichophyton mentagrophytes (104 isolates), trichophyton rubrum (103 isolates), microsporum canis (3 isolates), epidermophyton floccosum (2 isolates), candida albicans (32 isolates), malassezi ... | 1991 | 1652655 |
| dermatophytoses in cusco (peru). | a total of 90 cases of suspected dermatophytoses was observed over a period of 9 months in the city of cusco (peru) and in its environs. the age groups most commonly infected were 1-10 and 11-20 year old. the most common tineae diagnosed were tinea capitis (13.3%) and tinea unguium (11.1%). only four species of dermatophytes were isolated: microsporum canis (52.4%), trichophyton mentagrophytes (35.7%), tr. rubrum (9.5%) and epidermophyton floccosum (2.4%). dry weather, low temperature and high a ... | 1991 | 1749399 |
| review of dermatophytoses in galicia from 1951 to 1987, and comparison with other areas of spain. | we have reviewed all the dermatophytoses diagnosed in galicia during four consecutive 9-year periods 1951-86 and 1987. from 4571 patients, we isolated 3351 fungal strains belonging, in decreasing order of frequency, to the following dermatophyte species: microsporum canis (25.5%), trichophyton rubrum (24.6%), t. mentagrophytes (21.4%), epidermophyton floccosum (11.8%), m. gypseum (5.2%), t. tonsurans (3.9%), t. verrucosum (3.1%), t. schoenlenii (2.5%), t. violaceum (1.2%), t. mengninii (0.3%), m ... | 1991 | 2034261 |
| pattern of dermatophyte infection in singapore. | dermatophyte infection is the fourth commonest skin disorder seen in the national skin centre in singapore. a prospective study was carried out from june 1990 to march 1991 to determine the epidemiology and pattern of dermatophyte infections seen in this centre. two hundred patients who had a clinical diagnosis of dermatophyte infection and confirmed by direct microscopy were included into the study. cultures for dermatophyte were done on sabouraud's dextrose agar with chloramphenicol and cycloh ... | 1992 | 1295417 |
| dermatomycoses among industrial workers in cross river state, nigeria. | a survey of dermatomycoses was carried out amongst industrial workers in three different factories during the period 1987-1988. a total of 194 workers were screened, out of which 54 proved to be mycologically positive by microscopy and/or culture. incidence was apparently highest amongst workers in a cement factory (calcemco, 33.3%) followed by those in a wood factory (seromwood, 30.8%) and a rubber factory (crel, 26.2%). pityriasis versicolor was the predominant clinical type of dermatomycosis, ... | 1992 | 1302813 |
| occurrence of keratinolytic fungi and related dermatophytes in soils in cairo, egypt. | 120 soil samples collected from various sites of cairo were processed for the isolation of keratinophilic fungi by "tokava" hair baiting technique. 22 species belonging to 6 genera were isolated viz.: chrysosporium tropicum, c. indicum, c. keratinophilum, c. queenslandicum, c. merdarium, c. anamorph of arthroderma curreyi, c. pannicola, c. lobatum, c. anamorph of renispora flavissima, c. pseudomerdarium, microascus mangini, malbranchea gypsea, ml. state of uncicarpus reesii, ml. state of coccidi ... | 1992 | 1380752 |
| forty four years of dermatophytes in a chicago clinic (1944-1988). | data are presented on 39,270 cultures taken over a 44 year span (1944-1988) at the university of chicago's dermatology clinic. in the mid 1940's microsporum audouinii accounted for 60-80% of isolates. it gradually decreased over the next two decades and disappeared altogether in the 1970's. trichophyton rubrum, rare in the 1940's accounted for over 60% of isolates in the mid-1960's only to be overtaken by t. tonsurans. this species, not isolated till the mid 1950's, became and remains the domina ... | 1992 | 1406904 |
| antifungal activity of meridine, a natural product from the marine sponge corticium sp. | meridine [1], a polycyclic alkaloid derived from the marine sponge corticium sp., was found to inhibit the growth of candida albicans and cryptococcus neoformans. activity was also observed against trichophyton mentagrophytes and epidermophyton floccosum. studies of the mechanism of action of this agent have shown an inhibition of nucleic acid biosynthesis. | 1992 | 1479383 |
| once-weekly oral doses of fluconazole 150 mg in the treatment of tinea corporis/cruris and cutaneous candidiasis. | ninety-five adult out-patients with tinea corporis and/or tinea cruris participated in a multicentre open non-comparative study investigating the safety and efficacy of 1-4 once-weekly doses of oral fluconazole 150 mg. trichophyton rubrum was isolated most frequently (67 of 86 mycologically evaluable patients). a mean of 2.6 doses of fluconazole was administered; patients infected with candida albicans or epidermophyton floccosum required an average of 2 doses compared to 3-4 doses in patients i ... | 1992 | 1486705 |
| isolation of dermatophytes from clinically normal sites in patients with tinea cruris. | sixty patients clinically suspected of tinea cruris were studied by collecting skin scrapings from the site of their lesions and six clinically normal sites including the thighs, scrotum, crural clefts, natal cleft and the web between their 4th and 5th toes. dermatophytes were detected in scrapings in 46 (77%) and by culture in 36 (60%) patients from lesions. trichophyton rubrum was isolated from 32 and epidermophyton floccosum from 4 patients. dermatophytes were also isolated with maximum isola ... | 1992 | 1494358 |
| antifungal activity of allylamines on epidermophyton floccosum: scanning electron microscopy study. | the action of allylamine antifungal agents on epidermophyton floccosum was studied using scanning electron microscopy. after 7 days of culture on sabouraud dextrose agar, epidermophyton floccosum samples were brought in contact with concentrations of 0.2 and 2 micrograms ml-1 and 0.01 and 0.1 micrograms ml-1 of naftifine and terbinafine, respectively. lesions observed after 24 h, 3 and 7 days of contact were mainly on the structure and rigidity of the mycelial and macroconidial wall. they were c ... | 1992 | 1494360 |
| [shifts in the species spectrum of mycoses in the netherlands from 1970-1990]. | a review is presented of yeast and mould infections occurring in humans in the netherlands. the occurrence of the dermatophytes trichophyton rubrum and t. mentagrophytes tends to increase, while microsporum canis and particularly epidermophyton floccosum have become less common. the yeast candida glabrata is particularly often involved in infections of the urinary tract. candida krusei, c. parapsilosis and c. tropicalis have become less significant. remarkable differences are found between the s ... | 1992 | 1557162 |
| dermatophytosis of children in kuwait. | five hundred fifty-six children constituted 39.5% of total smear- and culture-positive cases of dermatophytosis and 0.6% of the total new dermatology outpatients seen over a period of five years. males outnumbered females. the youngest child was a 20-day-old neonate (age range 20 days-12 yrs) with a peak of fungal infections seen in patients between 4 and 6 years of age. microsporum canis was the most prevalent (70.5%) species, followed by trichophyton violaceum, microsporum audouinii, trichophy ... | 1992 | 1574472 |
| dermatophytes and dermatophytoses in the milan area between 1970 and 1989. | between 1970 and 1989 we examined 13,019 patients with dermatophytoses in the milan area, northern italy. the results obtained during the 1980-89 period were compared with those obtained in the years 1970-79. from the data collected, tinea corporis emerged as the most frequently observed dermatophytosis, followed by tinea pedis and unguium. as far as dermatophytes are concerned, the dermatological pattern is dominated by microsporum canis and trichophyton rubrum. other species, such as epidermop ... | 1993 | 8015563 |
| [incidence of various etiologic agents of superficial mycosis]. | in a retrospective review of laboratory records at the department of mycology, national institute of microbiology "dr. carlos g. malbrán", during the period june 1989-july 1991, 1225 putatively immunocompetent cases of superficial mycoses were identified. ninety five percent of these patients were adults and 5% children. among the total cases, dermatomycoses were caused, 67.6% by dermatophytes, 25.9% by yeasts, 5.9% by malassezia furfur. and 0.5% by other fungi, as proven by the isolation of the ... | 1993 | 8140245 |
| efficacy of disinfectants against fungi isolated from skin and nail infections. | commercial disinfectants classified as fungicides may not be effective against commonly encountered fungi within reasonable periods. cell suspensions of clinical fungal isolates were exposed to use-dilutions of various disinfectants. quaternary ammonium compounds, iodophors, and phenolics were not fungicidal against all test fungi within 60 min of exposure. trichophyton mentagrophytes, epidermophyton floccosum, and aspergillus fumigatus were among the more resistant fungi. disinfectants that pos ... | 1993 | 8350250 |
| [identification of dermatophytes as possible agents in clinically and microbiologically diagnosed dermatophytosis]. | in this study we have investigated the distribution of dermatophyte species clinically and microbiologically on 110 patients with dermatophytosis. the distribution of the dermatophytes according to the localization sites are: tinea capitis 13 (11.8%), t. corporis 12 (10.9%), t. inguinalis 22 (20%), t. pedis et manum 47 (42.7%), t. unguinum 16 (14.5%). the species of dermatophytes which have been cultured were, trichophyton rubrum 32 (29%), t. mentagrophytes 32 (29%), t. schoenleini 4 (3.6%), t. ... | 1993 | 8361407 |
| ultrastructure of trichophyton violaceum. | the ultrastructure of different fungi have been described in recent literature; however, few reports have concerned dermatophytes. | 1993 | 8440569 |
| [synthesis and antifungal activity of 1-(2-[(4-substituted-phenyl) methoxy]-2-(substituted-phenyl) ethyl)-1h-azoles]. | twenty nine 1-(2-[(4-substituted-phenyl) methoxy]-2-(substituted-phenyl) ethyl)-1h-azoles were synthesized for searching of more potent and less toxic antimycotic agents. nine of the title compounds are first reported. results of preliminary biological tests showed that most of the title compounds exhibited activity against the common pathogenic fungi such as candida albicans, microsporum bodin, trichophyton gypsum, epidermophyton floccosum, trichophyton violaceum, microsporum ferrugincum, trich ... | 1993 | 8010011 |
| sodium chloride tolerance in strains of epidermophyton floccosum and epidermophyton stockdaleae. | the ability of strains of genus epidermophyton to grow at different concentrations of nacl (ranged from 0 to 10%) was studied. a reduction in the diameter of colonies was observed as the concentration of nacl increased. a nearly complete absence of macroconidia were shown even at the lowest concentration assayed. the geophilic species e. stockdaleae tolerated higher concentrations of nacl (> 7%) than e. floccosum (< 3%). | 1993 | 8022464 |
| oral treatment of tinea corporis and tinea cruris with terbinafine and griseofulvin: a randomized double blind comparative study. | sixty-four patients with clinically and mycologically diagnosed tinea corporis and tinea cruris were randomly allocated to receive either 250 mg of oral terbinafine once daily or 500 mg of griseofulvin once daily for 2 wks. patients in each group were well matched for age, gender, clinical features and type of dermatophytes. clinical and mycological control tests (koh wet mount and culture) were performed before treatment, at the end of treatment and 4 wks after stopping treatment. in the majori ... | 1993 | 8089640 |
| [gum-like exudate from laguncularia racemosa (white mangrove) as culture media for fungi]. | morphological studies of eight species of fungus: aspergillus flavus microsporum canis, epidermophyton floccosum, curvularia lunata, cladosporium carrionii, natrassia mangífera (edo. scytalidium), sporotrix schenckii y rhizophus oligosporus, which belong to families mucedinaceae, dematiaceae and mucoraceae have been carried out in support medium based in gum exudate from laguncularia racemosa (mangle blanco). this native polimer contains galactose, arabinose, rhamnose, uronic acid and proteins. ... | 1993 | 8123711 |
| plants used in guatemala for the treatment of dermatophytic infections. 2. evaluation of antifungal activity of seven american plants. | from 52 plants screened for antifungal activity, 26 (50%) were active against dermatophytes. this paper reports further evaluation of seven american plants against four pathogenic fungi (aspergillus flavus, epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum gypseum and trichophyton rubrum), the part showing most activity, the best solvent and, in three cases, the minimal inhibitory concentration (mic) against the fungus in pure culture. antifungal activity was confirmed in all of the plants, but not all part ... | 1993 | 8145577 |
| [evaluation of susceptibility of dermatophytes to antifungal drugs]. | a serial dilution and a disc method were used for evaluation of susceptibility of 50 dermatophyte strains belonging to the species trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, microsporum canis and epidermophyton floccosum. following drugs were investigated: griseofulvin, pimaricin, clotrimoxazole, miconazole, ketoconazole, biphonazole and naftifin. application of two methods of testing resulted in high convergence of determinations. naftifin was most effective and pimaricin least active. a ... | 1993 | 8309309 |
| in vitro susceptibility of dermatophytes to antifungal drugs: a comparison of two methods. | there is an evidence that some fungal strains are resistant to certain antimycotic drugs with resulting therapeutic failures. unlike testing of antibacterial agents, the activity of these drugs against the given fungal strains is not tested routinely. the paper presented is an approach to such a procedure. | 1993 | 8340195 |
| epidemiology of the dermatophytoses in the florence area of italy: 1985-1990. trichophyton mentagrophytes, epidermophyton floccosum and microsporum gypseum infections. | between 1985 and 1990 we observed 2085 cases of dermatophytoses in the florence area of italy. trichophyton rubrum and microsporum canis were the major etiological agents. 126 cases of dermatophytoses observed during this period were caused by trichophyton mentagrophytes. most of the patients came from rural areas or they kept pets. epidermophyton floccosum ranked fourth in frequency (95 cases). the patients were adults and mainly males, most of whom engaged in sports or lived in group environme ... | 1993 | 8413498 |
| enzyme patterns of dermatophytes. | exoenzymes produced by common dermatophytes, in addition to their ability to cause cutaneous inflammation, are thought to contribute to fungal spread. to investigate the patterns of enzymes released by common dermatophytes as well as scopulariopsis brevicaulis, the fungi were grown in liquid media containing either hair, stratum corneum, neopeptone or lipids, or in rpmi medium. enzymes recovered from the culture supernatants were compared using the api-zyme test. as a result, the widest range of ... | 1994 | 7935585 |
| dermatophytoses in iran. | a total of 12,150 cases of suspected dermatophytoses in different areas of iran were studied between 1986 and 1991. the age groups most commonly infected were 1-9 and 20-29 years. clinical diagnosis was confirmed in only 9345 cases by laboratory examination. of these positive samples, 1633 cases were found to be positive by direct microscopic observation only, 429 by culture only and 7283 by both techniques. scalp ringworm of children was the most common type of tinea. but according to the rate ... | 1994 | 7935592 |
| [exoenzymes of dermatophytes isolated from acute and chronic tinea]. | the presence of five enzymes (deoxyribonuclease, elastase, lipase, caseinase and hemolysin) in 76 strains of dermatophytes 47 of trichophyton rubrum, 10 of t. mentagrophytes, five of t. tonsurans, 10 of microsporum canis and four of epidermophyton floccosum) isolated from 30 cases of acute dermatophytosis and from 46 chronic ones was determined by a qualitative plate assay; in the same way, the presence of these five enzymes with the acute and chronic dermatophytosis was correlated. it was obser ... | 1994 | 7938939 |
| [fungi causing onychomycoses in the netherlands]. | to obtain information about prevalences of fungi responsible for onychomycosis in the netherlands. | 1994 | 7969633 |
| disk diffusion susceptibility testing of dermatophytes with allylamines. | allylamines are a newly developed group of drugs possessing a broad spectrum of activity against a wide range of fungi. with the advent of new antifungal drugs, susceptibility testing of fungi is receiving increased attention as important laboratory procedures for aiding in the selection of appropriate drug therapy. | 1994 | 8002146 |
| plantar trichophyton rubrum infections may cause dermatophytids on the hands. | over a 2-year period, we saw 37 patients with a diagnosis of dermatophytid on the hands based on 1) culture-proven dermatophytosis on one or both feet; 2) symmetrical, secondary vesicular eruptions on the fingers and/or palmar aspects of the hands; and 3) a resolution in both areas of involvement after treatment of the dermatophytosis on the foot. during the study period, 128 patients had culture-proven dermatophytosis of the feet caused by trichophyton rubrum. nine of these (7%) developed derma ... | 1994 | 7817685 |
| antidermatophytic activity of allylamine derivatives. | the allylamine derivatives are a new class of synthetic antifungal agents. the antidermatophytic activity of the two main compounds, naftifine and terbinafine were compared in vitro with those of ketoconazole and itraconazole by agar dilution. eighty eight clinical isolates of dematophytes comprising of microsporum canis (50), m. audouinii (5), trichophyton rubrum (6) t. mentagrophytes (5), t. violaceum (12), t. simii (5), t. verrucosum (1), t. soudanense (1), t. erinacie (1) and epidermophyton ... | 1994 | 7868170 |
| human dermatophyte-responsive t-cell lines recognize cross-reactive antigens associated with mannose-rich glycoproteins. | resistance to dermatophyte infections has been shown to be mediated in part by t lymphocytes. the dermatophyte antigens recognized by human t lymphocytes and their degree of cross-reactivity were analyzed. dermatophyte-responsive t-cell lines were generated by in vitro sensitization to crude fungal extracts obtained from trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton tonsurans, microsporum canis and epidermophyton floccosum. proliferation was measured by incorporation of 3h-thymidine. the human t-cell lines ... | 1994 | 7921653 |
| [causal agents of onychomycosis]. | the results obtained with 307 specimens from putatively immunocompetent patients between may 1991 and may 1992 were reviewed, to determine the frequency of isolation of fungal species causing onychomycoses. sixty eight percent of the specimen were positive for microscopic examination and/or cultures. onychomycoses occurred with double frequency in women than in men (table 1), and 77% of cases were diagnosed in patients aged between 30 and 70 years (figure 1). out of 182 patients with positive cu ... | 1994 | 7938504 |
| polymerase chain reaction-based detection of dermatophyte dna with a fungus-specific primer system. | there is significant clinical interest in primers which are specific for fungi and do not hybridize to dna of other eukaryotes or prokaryotes. such primers would allow specific amplification of fungal dna from human tissue samples containing fungi. fungal identification to the species level could follow by direct sequencing or restriction analysis. several previously described primer systems cross-react with dna of plants and animals. we have designed a primer system that amplifies a fragment of ... | 1994 | 7845424 |
| antidermatophytic activity of garlic (allium sativum) in vitro. | interest in herbal medicine is enjoying a renaissance at present. garlic (allium sativum) is an intriguing herb with a long history of medicinal use for a variety of diseases including ringworm infections. | 1995 | 7790146 |
| new antifungal bithienylacetylenes from blumea obliqua. | two new bioactive bithienylacetylenes isolated from blumea obliqua have been characterized as 5'-methyl-5-[4-(3-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)-1-butynyl]-2,2'- bithiophene [1] and 5'-hydroxymethyl-5-[butyl-3-en-1-yn]-2,2'-bithiophene isovaleroxy ester [2], respectively. compounds 1 and 2 showed antifungal activity against epidermophyton floccosum and pleurotus ostreatus. | 1995 | 7494149 |
| [treatment of mycotic skin infections]. | mycotic infections of the skin remain still to represent a therapeutic problem. the development of new antimycotics widens the possibilities of therapy. one of them is oxiconasolnitrate which is a derivate of of imadazole. it is available on our market as myfungar cream. the clinical postregistration study verified the effectivity of this preperation. the examined group was constituted of 30 patients. 24 patients were afflicted with epidermophytia inguinalis, 1 patient with epidermophytia cruris ... | 1995 | 7633927 |
| [iminodimethylation, a method for pharmacomodulation in pyrimido-[3,4-a]-s-triazine series]. | primary amines react with two formaldehydes and compounds presenting two mobile hydrogen atoms, this reaction can be called iminodimethylation. this reaction can be used in order to perform a pharmacomodulation in the pyrimido [3,4-a]-s-triazine series. against epidermophyton floccosum, the activity is better when nitrogen 7 is not substituted, when the heroatom in position 2 is 0 instead of s and when an aromatic nucleus is directly linked to the nitrogen atom in position 3. | 1995 | 7741424 |
| in vitro antifungal activity of polyporaceae against yeasts and dermatophytes. | the antifungal activity of 38 polyporaceae sensu lato against yeasts and dermatophytes was tested in vitro by the agar dilution method. strains were typed organisms and clinical isolates. in this first report, pycnoporellus fulgens (fr.) donk was found to be the most active species against pathological fungi and showed broad-spectrum antifungal activity against yeasts (candida albicans, candida glabrata) and dermatophytes (trichophyton mentagrophytes, trichophyton rubrum, microsporum canis, micr ... | 1995 | 8559195 |
| tinea capitis in the florence area between 1985 and 1993. | this paper describes the main epidemiological findings in 203 patients with tinea capitis and in seven other patients with dermatophytosis that had also extended to the scalp. the patients were observed over a 9-year period (from 1985 to 1993) at the department of dermatology of the university of florence. tinea capitis was the fourth most frequent dermatophytosis. most of the patients were children, although 23 were adults. the most frequent aetiological agent was microsporum canis. it is inter ... | 1995 | 8559198 |
| dermatophytes in northern finland in 1982-90. | the epidemiology of human dermatophytes was studied in northern finland in 1982-90. the samples were analysed at the department of medical microbiology, university of oulu. the total number of samples was 17,822, of which 3185 (18%) were positive. the annual number of samples and positive cultures remained relatively constant. trichophyton rubrum was the most common species being isolated from 2101 samples (66% of all positive cultures), while trichophyton mentagrophytes was isolated from 815 sa ... | 1995 | 8569818 |