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| mycological flora of the hammams, traditional turkish bath. | traditional turkish baths, hammams, occupy a prominent place in public health in history and at present. it is well-known that baths are major sources of fungal skin infections, but according to our knowledge fungal flora of turkish hammams was not defined yet. in bolu, turkey, two hammams were open to public and for detecting fungal flora, we collected 209 samples from different part of floors, tools and screened for the fungal pathogens. from floors of the dressing rooms, trichophyton rubrum a ... | 2006 | 16922794 |
| dermatophytes growth curve and in vitro susceptibility test: a broth micro-titration method. | the introduction of systemic antifungal drugs which act upon different targets is the main issue of the in vivo antifungal resistance control. different factors, such as growth curve phase, quality of the specimen, quantity of the inoculum, temperature, ph, culture medium composition, incubation duration and solvent, are believed important factors affecting minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) value to most of the antifungal agents. we assayed an in vitro susceptibility test with 40 isolates o ... | 2005 | 16110777 |
| role of chrysosporium keratinophillum in the parasitic evolution of dermatophytes. | anti-dermatophytic activity of chrysosporium keratinophillum against species of the genera trichophyton, microsporum and epidermophyton floccosum was tested in vitro. when c. keratinophillum and different species of dermatophytes were inoculated on sabouraud's dextrose agar plates 2 cm apart, no antagonistic effect of c. keratinophillum on the mycelial growth of dermatophytes was observed. however, conidia production was not observed on the hyphae of trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton tonsurans a ... | 2005 | 16262884 |
| a prospective epidemiologic survey on the prevalence of onychomycosis and dermatophytosis in male boarding school residents. | dermatophyte infections and onychomycosis are not usually serious in term of mortality; however, they may have significant clinical consequences such as secondary bacterial infections, chronicity, therapeutic difficulties and esthetic disfigurement in addition to serving as a reservoir of infection. our aim was to determine the prevalence of onychomycosis and dermatophytosis in a selected high risk group, consisting of male boarding school residents. a total of 410 males inhabiting two houses we ... | 2005 | 15883717 |
| antidermatophyte activity of ether extract of nigella sativa and its active principle, thymoquinone. | the antifungal activity of ether extract of nigella sativa seed and its active principle thymoquinone was tested against eight species of dermatophytes: four species of trichophyton rubrum and one each of trichophyton interdigitale, trichophyton mentagrophytes, epidermophyton floccosum and microsporum canis. agar diffusion method with serial dilutions of ether extract of nigella sativa, thymoquinone and griseofulvin was employed. the incubation was carried out at 30 degrees c for 14 days. the di ... | 2005 | 15908151 |
| use of magnetic beads to extract fungal dna. | authors compare two methods of extracting dna from different fungi: the classic method with phenol/chloroform (p/c) and that with magnetic beads. both were tested on candida albicans and cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans, belonging to the yeast group and microsporum canis, m. gypseum, trichophyton rubrum, t. interdigitale, t. ajelloi, epidermophyton floccosum, belonging to the dermatophytes group. extraction products underwent polymerase chain reaction (pcr) fingerprinting with the appropr ... | 2005 | 15679657 |
| characteristics of dermatophytoses among children in an area south of tehran, iran. | the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and etiological agents of dermatophytoses, and also their distribution according to age, gender, and body site among children in an area south of tehran. a total of 382 children aged </=16 years suspected to have dermatophytic lesions were examined over a period of 3 years (1999-2001). the incidence rate of dermatophytoses was 6.6 per 100 000 person-years. trichophyton violaceum was the most frequent isolate (28.3%) followed by microsporum ca ... | 2005 | 15679663 |
| antifungal susceptibilities of dermatophytic agents isolated from clinical specimens. | the aim of this study was to investigate the susceptibility to four antifungal agents: ketoconazole, terbinafine, itraconazole and fluconazole, of the different species of dermatophyte strains isolated from clinical specimens. a total of 128 specimens were collected from toe nail, foot, inguinal region, trunk, hands and head. the dermatophytes tested included trichophyton rubrum 108 (84.4%), trichophyton mentagrophytes 11 (8.6%), epidermophyton floccosum 5 (3.9%), microsporum canis 2 (1.5%) and ... | 2005 | 16048753 |
| onychomycosis in adana, turkey: a 5-year study. | onychomycosis results from invasion of the nail plate by dermatophytes, yeasts or mould species of fungi. this report documents the etiological agents of onychomycosis in adana, turkey. | 2005 | 16207188 |
| nine male cases of tinea genitalis. | nine cases of tinea genitalis observed in siena and terni (italy) between 1988 and 2003 are reported because of their infrequency. the patients were males ranging in age from 23 to 45 years. the lesions, situated on the penis, glans and scrotum, were preceded by dermatophytosis in other sites (groin five cases; feet two cases; toenails two cases; hands in one; beard in another). mycological examination consisting of direct microscopy and culture led to isolation of trichophyton rubrum in five ca ... | 2005 | 15842338 |
| antifungal activity of drimane sesquiterpenes from drimys brasiliensis using bioassay-guided fractionation. | this study describes the antifungal effect of extracts and compounds isolated from drimys brasiliensis acting against dermatophytes. | 2005 | 16124945 |
| [enzyme activities of dermatophytes isolated from different clinical samples by apizym method]. | dermatophytes' enzymes may have a role in chronic superficial infections. in this study it was planned to investigate the possible relationship between the enzymatic activities of the dermatophytes and acute or chronic course of the infections. dermatophytes were isolated from 58 (72%) out of 81 patients with superficial infections. the infections were divided into two groups as acute (< or = 6 weeks) or chronic (> 6 weeks). isolated fungi were identified by the classical methods and apizym meth ... | 2005 | 16128029 |
| a study of dermatophytosis in south west of iran (ahwaz). | two hundred and seventy nine patients suspected of having fungal lesions were examined. skin scrapping, hair samples and nail clippings were collected from patients. direct and culture examinations were performed for all samples. about 115 cases of examined subjects had dermatophytosis. dermatophytosis occurred mainly in adults males (20-29 years). tinea cruris (24.3%) was the most common type of dermatophytosis followed by tinea pedis (16.5%), tinea corporis (14.8%), tinea ungium (13%), tinea c ... | 2005 | 16160764 |
| comparison of disk diffusion method and broth microdilution method for antifungal susceptibility testing of dermatophytes. | the use of the agar diffusion neo-sensitabs method to determine antifungal susceptibility of 59 isolates of dermatophytes, namely epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum canis, m. gypseum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, t. rubrum and t. tonsurans to clotrimazole (clz), itraconazole (itz) and terbinafine (tbf) is described. results obtained are compared to the minimum inhibitory concentrations (mic) determined by an adaptation of the nccls-m38-a procedure. using the diffusion method, all strains show ... | 2005 | 15712608 |
| dermatophyte infections in the ljubljana region, slovenia, 1995-2002. | we studied dermatophyte infections in patients, examined in the mycological laboratory of the department of dermatology, university medical centre ljubljana during the period 1995-2002. a total of 42,494 samples were collected from 33,974 patients suspected to have dermatomycosis. dermatophytes were identified in 8286 (71.2%) positive cultures. microsporum canis was the most frequent dermatophyte isolated (46.8%), followed by trichophyton rubrum (36.7%), t. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale (7.9 ... | 2005 | 15842334 |
| onychomycosis in children: a survey of 46 cases. | this is a retrospective study of the agents, clinical aspects, sources of infection and therapy of onychomycosis in children. in the period 1989-2000, we observed 46 consecutive children, until 16 years of age with onychomycosis (29 boys, 17 girls, mean age 10.8 years). dermatophytes were isolated in 30 cases (trichophyton rubrum in 22 cases, trichophyton mentagrophytes in five, epidermophyton floccosum in two and trichophyton violaceum in one) and candida spp. in 16, associated with trichophyto ... | 2005 | 16262881 |
| prevalence of tinea capitis and tinea pedis in barcelona schoolchildren. | although dermatophytoses can appear at any age, some types are particularly prevalent in children. there are no prior data on the prevalence of tinea capitis and tinea pedis in barcelona, spain. to identify the prevalence of tinea in school children in the area with the highest immigrant population in this city, a cross-sectional study was performed. a second objective was to identify the etiologic agent to study the possibility of the introduction of foreign dermatophyte species and to evaluate ... | 2005 | 15702042 |
| pcr and pcr-rflp techniques targeting the dna topoisomerase ii gene for rapid clinical diagnosis of the etiologic agent of dermatophytosis. | we have focused on the dna topoisomerase ii genes of several pathogenic fungi, and developed polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and pcr-restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) methods targeting this gene for identification of dermatophytes. | 2004 | 14757280 |
| antidermatophytic activity of extracts from psoralea corylifolia (fabaceae) correlated with the presence of a flavonoid compound. | extracts obtained from seeds of psoralea corylifolia showed several degrees of antifungal activity against trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, epidermophyton floccosum and microsporum gypseum by the disc diffusion method on a sabouraud dextrose agar (sda) medium. methanol extract of the seeds at 250 microg exhibited the maximum inhibition with a halo of 28 mm diameter. six different bands were obtained when the methanol extract was subjected to tlc. 13c nmr and mass spectra reveale ... | 2004 | 15036462 |
| intra- and interlaboratory study of a method for testing the antifungal susceptibilities of dermatophytes. | the national committee for clinical laboratory standards (nccls) m38-a standard for the susceptibility testing of conidium-forming filamentous fungi does not explicitly address the testing of dermatophytes. this multicenter study, involving six laboratories, investigated the mic reproducibility of seven antifungal agents tested against 25 dermatophyte isolates (5 blinded pairs of five dermatophyte species per site for a total of 300 tests), using the method of dermatophyte testing developed at t ... | 2004 | 15243047 |
| onychomycosis in central india: a clinicoetiologic correlation. | onychomycosis is mainly caused by dermatophytes, but yeasts and nondermatophyte molds have also been implicated, giving rise to diverse clinical presentations. the etiological agents of the disease may show geographic variation. the aim of the present study was to isolate the causative pathogens and to determine the various clinical patterns of onychomycosis in central india. | 2004 | 15230887 |
| frequency and risk factors of dermatophytosis in students living in rural areas in eskişehir, turkey. | our study included 2384 students from five villages around eskişehir, turkey. we asked every student for their personal identification and also for their sanitation in order to get an idea about dermatophytosis. samples taken from suspicious lesion were collected and inoculated onto sabouraud dextrose agar slants. for identification of fungi which were grown, macroscopic appearance of colonies, microscopic examination and biochemical tests were used. we found suspicious lesions in 245 (10.3%) an ... | 2004 | 15281399 |
| [statistical study of dermatomycosis for 30 years (1968-1997) in sendai national hospital]. | a statistical study on dermatomycoses for the 30 years from 1968 to 1997 in the dermatologic section of sendai national hospital was carried out with the following results. the total number of dermatomycosis patients was 14,259 and accounted for 9.59% of all new outpatients during this period. these cases of dermatomycoses were composed of the following: dermatophytoses 10,656, candidiasis 3,287, malassezia infection 566, sporothrichosis 20, aspergillosis 7, and chromomycosis 1. annual changes i ... | 2004 | 15284829 |
| in vitro susceptibility testing of amorolfine in pathogenic fungi isolated from dermatomycosis patients in china. | the antifungal susceptibility of isolates from chinese dermatomycosis patients to amorolfine was investigated following national committee for clinical laboratory standards (nccls) protocols. in total, 383 isolates were tested, including 132 strains from tinea pedis, 148 strains from tinea corporis/cruris, and 103 strains from onychomycosis. the minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) of amorolfine against dermatophytes ranged from 0.01 to 0.08 microg ml(-1). the mic(50) and mic(90) of amorolfine ... | 2004 | 15504124 |
| etiologic agents of dermatophyte infection in lebanon. | dermatophytes are common and cause important human fungal infections in many parts of the world, including lebanon. the prevalence of these fungi, however, tends to vary with time and geographic location. in our region, studies on the prevalence of dermatophytoses and the distribution of the various dermatophyte species involved are rare. in lebanon, only one study was published on this subject over the last forty years. | 2004 | 15884683 |
| in vitro evaluation of griseofulvin against clinical isolates of dermatophytes from isfahan. | fifty dermatophyte isolates, recently obtained from clinical materials, belonging to trichophyton mentagrophytes, t. verrucosum, microsporum canis and epidermophyton floccosum were examined for their susceptibility to griseofulvin. the minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) values were obtained using the modified microdilution method. all 100% tested isolates had mic geometric mean at a concentration between 0.43 and 0.95 microg ml(-1) the mic(90)s and mic(50)s were 8 microg ml(-1) and <0.25-1 m ... | 2004 | 15601457 |
| a comparative survey of serum androgenic hormones levels between male patients with dermatophytosis and normal subjects. | fungal growth can be influenced by human physiological mediators such as androgenic hormones. the aim of this study was to investigate a possible relationship between androgenic hormones and susceptibility to dermatophytosis. to this purpose we measured the levels of testosterone, androstendione, and dehydroepianderosterone sulfate (dhea-s) in 60 male patients with dermatophytosis due to epidermophyton floccosum and trichophyton rubrum by enzyme link immunoassay. serum testosterone concentration ... | 2004 | 15118212 |
| prevalence and risk factors for superficial fungal infections among italian navy cadets. | limited studies on the prevalence and risk factors for superficial mycoses are available. | 2004 | 15459531 |
| [erythema nodosum induced by kerion celsi in a child with hypomelanosis of ito]. | a 3-year-old boy presented with an 8 week history of inflammatory nodular lesions on the scalp. shortly afterwards painful subcutaneous nodules developed on the lower legs. epidermophyton floccosum was isolated from the scalp lesions and a diagnosis of erythema nodosum induced by kerion celsi of the scalp was made. the patient was started on oral therapy with 250 mg/day griseolfuvin, associated with topical eosine and myconazol. erythema nodosum represents a reaction pattern to a wide variety of ... | 2003 | 14676734 |
| profile of dermatophyte infections in baroda. | this is an attempt to find the species prevalence of various dermatophytes in patients with dermatophytosis in our hospital in baroda. | 2003 | 17642912 |
| rapid identification of trichophyton tonsurans by pcr-rflp analysis of ribosomal dna regions. | culture morphology of trichophyton (t.) tonsurans, an emerging pathogen of dermatophytosis in japan, varies widely and species level identification is sometimes very difficult. reliable molecular markers are expected to be introduced for their identification. | 2003 | 12788526 |
| inhibition of dermatophytes by optical brighteners. | the aim of this study was to investigate a possible effect of optical brighteners on the growth of dermatophytes. typical strains of trichophyton rubrum, t. mentagrophytes, microsporum canis and epidermophyton floccosum were grown on agar plates containing two different brighteners of stilbenedisulfonic acid type in concentrations between 5 x 10(-5) and 1 x 10(-2) mol l-1 and their thallus diameters were compared with controls. in addition, hyphae grown with brighteners were compared with contro ... | 2003 | 12870200 |
| [analysis of dermatophyte flora at a private clinic in sapporo during the period 1992 to 2001]. | statistical analysis was made of a total of 5530 patients (6798 cases) of dermatophytoses presenting at our private clinic during the period 1992 to 2001. the number of patients and cases represents 8.0% and 9.8% of the entire outpatient population during that time, respectively. sex ratio (male/female) was 1.5. among the 6798 dermatophytoses cases, tinea pedis was most frequent (65.8%), followed by tinea unguium (20.7%), tinea cruris (7.2%), tinea corporis (3.9%), tinea manuum (2.4%) and tinea ... | 2003 | 12913811 |
| study of solar photosensitization processes on dermatophytic fungi. | the antifungal activity of solar simulator was evaluated in presence of haematoporphyrin derivative (hpd), methylene blue (mb) and toluidine blue o (tbo) as photosensitizers. seven dermatophytes were used as test fungi. the solar simulator at fluence rate 400 w/m2 for 30 minutes induced marked inhibition for spore germination of the photosensitized fungi. the rate of inhibition varied according to the fungal species and concentration of the photosensitizer. there was an increase in percentage in ... | 2003 | 12916729 |
| [the change of dermatophyte spectrum in dermatomycoses]. | the spectrum of dermatophytes out of mycotic skin lesions had changed in last 70 years. before the second world war in germany microsporum audouinii and epidermophyton floccosum held the first position, since the fifties of last century trichophyton rubrum is the most frequently isolated dermatophyte accounting for 80-90% of the strains, followed by t. mentagrophytes. this development is typical for central and north europe and is connected with the increase in the incidence of tinea pedis. in c ... | 2003 | 12955853 |
| antifungal activity of fractions and two pure compounds of flowers from wedelia paludosa (acmela brasiliensis) (asteraceae). | wedelia paludosa (acmela brasiliensis) (asteraceae), a traditionally used native brazilian medicinal plant, showed antifungal activity against dermatophytes in dilution tests. the hexane, dichloromethane and butanol fractions displayed activity against epidermophyton floccosum, trichophyton rubrum and trichophyton mentagrophytes, with minimal inhibitory concentrations between 250 and 1000 microg/ml. two pure compounds, identified as kaurenoic acid (1) and luteolin (2), also showed activity again ... | 2003 | 12967035 |
| essential oil analysis and antimicrobial activity of eight stachys species from greece. | the volatile composition of eight stachys species has been studied. the investigated taxa were st. alopecuros (l.) bentham., st. scardica (griseb.) hayek, st. cretica l. ssp. cretica, st. germanica l. ssp. heldreichii (boiss.) hayek, st. recta l., st. spinulosa l., st. euboica rech. and st. menthifolia vis., growing wild in greece. the essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation in a modified clevenger-type apparatus, and their analyses were performed by gc and gc-ms. identification of the ... | 2003 | 13679097 |
| tinea pedis observed in cagliari, italy, between 1996 and 2000. | the aim of this study was to verify the incidence of tinea pedis in patients observed in the department of dermatology of the university of cagliari, italy, in the period from 1996 to 2000. we examined 722 patients, 536 with lesions and 186 without lesions of the feet and in 169 of them (23.4%) we diagnosed tinea pedis. all patients suffering from tinea pedis belonged to the group with lesions. in the 536 patients with clinical manifestations which were evident to a certain degree, microscope an ... | 2003 | 12588481 |
| characteristics of superficial mycoses in malta. | a study was conducted to determine the chief agents of superficial mycoses in malta. data were collected over a 5-year period from mycologic investigations carried out on all dermatologic specimens sent to the mycology laboratory at st. luke's hospital in malta. | 2003 | 12694490 |
| antifungal properties of novel n- and alpha,beta-substituted succinimides against dermatophytes. | the synthesis and antifungal properties of a series of new n-aryl alpha,beta-substituted succinimides against a panel of dermatophytes of clinical relevance are reported. among those compounds possessing a n-phenyl substituent, 7-thia-2-azabicyclo[2,2,1]hept-2-en-3-amine[5,6-c]succinimide was the better inhibitor of trichophyton rubrum, the major ethiological agent of all infections produced by dermatophytes. in contrast, succinimides containing a n-(p-sulfonylphenyl) substituent, only inhibited ... | 2003 | 12785125 |
| antifungal activity of the methanolic extract and alkaloids of glaucium oxylobum. | the methanolic extract and total alkaloids of the aerial parts of glaucium oxylobum exhibited good activity against microsporum gypseum, microsporum canis, trichophyton mentagrophytes and epidermophyton floccosum. four alkaloids, dicentrine, glaucine, protopine, and alpha-allocryptopine, were identified as the compounds responsible for the antifungal activity of this plant. | 2003 | 12837370 |
| bioactive alkyl phenols and embelin from oxalis erythrorhiza. | the benzoquinone embelin and four alkyl phenols were isolated from an argentinean collection of oxalis erythrorhiza. 3-heptadecyl-5-methoxy-phenol is reported for the first time. the structures were determined by spectroscopic methods. embelin presented inhibitory effect on methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, escherichia coli and the dermatophytic fungi epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum canis, microsporum gypseum, trichophyton mentagrophytes and trichophyton rubrum with mics ranging ... | 2003 | 12963150 |
| occurrence of dermatomycoses and in-vitro therapeutic efficacy of three antifungal drugs on the growth of epidermophyton floccosum. | the occurrence of dermatomycoses and the in-vitro therapeutic efficacy of some antifungal agents on dermatomycotic organisms were investigated. of the 550 primary school children screened, the incidence was one hundred (18%), 70 were males (representing 20% of the males screened) and 30 females (15% of the females sampled). the differences between male and female prevalence were insignificant. three species of dermatophytes were isolated and identified. these were microsporum canis, trichophyton ... | 2003 | 14682454 |
| ciclopirox gel in the treatment of patients with interdigital tinea pedis. | background tinea pedis (athlete's foot) is the most common fungal infection in the general population. ciclopirox, a broad-spectrum hydroxypyridone antifungal, has proven efficacy against the organisms commonly implicated in tinea pedis; trichophyton rubrum, t.mentagrophytes and epidermophyton floccosum. | 2003 | 14567368 |
| itraconazole pulse therapy in the treatment of disto-lateral subungual onychomycosis. | to assess the efficacy of itraconazole pulse therapy in disto-lateral subungual onychomycosis. | 2003 | 14700485 |
| dermatophyte agents in the city of são paulo, from 1992 to 2002. | dermatophytosis are superficial mycoses caused by fungi that can invade stratum corneum and keratinized tissues. in order to study the frequency of dermatophytes species and the clinical manifestations caused by these fungi, in são paulo, sp, brazil, the authors analyzed cultures isolated at the mycology laboratory from a selected population (15,300 out-patients of the hospital das clínicas, department of dermatology, faculty of medicine of university of são paulo) from january 1992 to june 2002 ... | 2003 | 14743665 |
| clinical and mycological status of the trichophyton mentagrophytes (interdigitale) syndrome of chronic dermatophytosis of the skin and nails. | the syndrome of tinea pedis caused by human-adapted trichophyton mentagrophytes (interdigitale) can be recognized by two signs not characteristically seen in tinea pedis caused by t. rubrum and epidermophyton floccosum:1 bullous > 2 mm vesicles in the thin skin of the plantar arch and along the sides of the feet and heel adjacent to the thick plantar stratum corneum,2 and white superficial onychomycosis. the relationship of the syndrome to zoophilic t. mentagrophytes remains in question. | 2003 | 14521690 |
| in vitro antifungal activity of sertaconazole against 309 dermatophyte clinical isolates. | three hundred and nine strains belonging to 11 species of dermatophyte moulds were tested against sertaconazole following mainly the national committee for clinical laboratory standards (m38-p) for filamentous fungi. however, several important factors such as the temperature (28 degrees c vs 35 degrees c) and time of incubation (4-10 d vs 21-74 h), have been modified. sertaconazole was active against all the clinically important dermatophyte moulds involved in human infections tested. overall ge ... | 2003 | 14998079 |
| dermatomycoses in the rijeka area, croatia, before, during and after the war 1990-1999. | the frequency of dermatomycoses as well as the spectrum of causative agents in the rijeka area, northwestern part of croatia, in the periods before and during the war (1990-1994) and in the postwar period (1995-1999) were analyzed. a total of 20 463 patients with clinically suspected dermatomycoses referred to the department of dermatovenerology, clinical hospital center rijeka, was examined. in the period from 1990 till 1994, 2462 samples were positive, compared with 2250 positive samples durin ... | 2003 | 12801365 |
| constituents of the argentinian medicinal plant baccharis grisebachii and their antimicrobial activity. | the resinous exudate of baccharis grisebachii which is used to treat ulcers, burns, and skin sores in argentina showed activity towards dermatophytes and bacteria. two diterpenes, eight p-coumaric acid derivatives, and two flavones were isolated from the exudate and the structures elucidated by spectroscopic methods. 3-prenyl-p-coumaric acid and 3,5-diprenyl-p-coumaric acid were active towards epidermophyton floccosum and trichophyton rubrum with mics of 50 and 100-125 microg/ml, respectively. t ... | 2003 | 14522435 |
| antimicrobial effect of resveratrol on dermatophytes and bacterial pathogens of the skin. | the phytoalexin resveratrol is commonly found in food and drinks, including red wine, grapes, and peanuts. many studies have shown that this compound has anti-inflammatory properties, and it has been ascribed as having health benefits that help to prevent cancer and coronary heart disease. a treatment that combines antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory actions may be desirable for alleviating many skin conditions that range in severity. therefore, we evaluated the antimicrobial activity of resvera ... | 2002 | 11841782 |
| [dermatophyte flora at the dermatology clinic of kimitsu chuo hospital from 1994 through 1999]. | kimitsu chuo hospital is located in the middle of chiba prefecture along tokyo bay. an epidemiological survey of dermatophytosis was made at the dermatology clinic of the hospital from january 1994 through december 1999. dermatophytosis patients numbered 2,580 and disease types were composed of: tinea pedis 1,656 (64.2%), tinea unguium 377 (14.6%), tinea corporis 308 (11.9%), tinea cruris 139 (5.4%), tinea manuum 92 (3.6%), tinea capitis 6 (0.2%) and tinea profunda 2 (0.1%). species frequencies ... | 2002 | 11865297 |
| tinea cruris in female prostitutes. | tinea cruris is a dermatophytosis that mainly affects males. infections in females are rare, and there are no known data on the frequency of tinea cruris in female prostitutes. we describe seven female prostitutes with tinea cruris with on age range of between 19-34 years (mean 25.3). each prostitute had a mean of 50 sexual partners per month. four trichophyton mentagrophytes (57.1%), 2 t rubrum (28.6%), and 1 epidermophyton floccosum (14.3%) isolates were cultered. tinea cruris transmission is ... | 2002 | 11913763 |
| anti dermatophytic activity of azardirachta indica (neem) by invitro study. | the leaf and seed extracts of the plant azardirachta indica were tested for antidermatophytic activity against dermatophytes such as trichophyton ruberum, trichophyton, mentagrophytes, trichophyton violaceum, microsporum nanum and epidermophyton floccosum by tube dilution technique. the minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) of neem seed extract was found to be lower tan that of neem leaf when tested against different species of dermatophytes. | 2002 | 12785173 |
| further evaluation of rwandan medicinal plant extracts for their antimicrobial and antiviral activities. | a total of 45 rwandan plant extracts, belonging to 37 different plant species out of 21 families, were investigated for their antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties. the plants were selected on the base of their ethnomedicinal use against infections and autoimmune diseases. from all the plant extracts tested, only clematis hirsuta (leaves) showed a pronounced antifungal activity against candida albicans and the dermatophytes trichophyton rubrum, epidermophyton floccosum, and microsp ... | 2002 | 11801376 |
| antifungal activity of 5 new synthetic compounds vs. trichophyton rubrum and epidermophyton floccosum. | the antifungal activity of five new synthetic compounds was evaluated on two dermatophytes: epidermophyton floccosum and trichophyton rubrum. the data showed that the imidazo-pyrazole and pyrazolo-thiazoles were not particularly effective, while the two pyrazole-thiocyanates proved highly active on both fungi. the most active 5-amino-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazolo-4-thiocyanate was chosen to perform sem and tem morphological studies on both fungi. both sem and tem observations revealed interesting al ... | 2002 | 11998873 |
| dermatophytes and other fungi associated with skin mycoses in tripoli, libya. | this study sought to determine the prevalence of skin infections and their causative agents in the libyan population. samples were collected from 2224 patients attending the dermatology clinics of the tripoli medical centre (tmc) between august 1997 and december 1999 and were submitted to a mycology laboratory for analysis. diagnosis was confirmed by microscopic examination in 1180 cases (53.1%) and the causative agent was isolated and cultured in 1160 cases (52.2%). dermatophytes, malassezia fu ... | 2002 | 12000510 |
| chemical analysis and antifungal activity of the essential oil of calea clematidea. | the chemical composition of the essential oils of calea clematidea baker obtained by hydrodistillation of the leaves and flowers was analysed by gc and gc/ms and the oils were assayed for their antifungal activities. the essential oil of the leaves showed a high content of a new natural epoxy terpenoid, named clemateol (ca. 70 %), with minor amounts of o-vanillin (6.5 %), spathulenol (4.2 %), alpha-terpinene (4.0 %), germacrene b (2.9 %), yomogi alcohol (1.8 %), ( e)-caryophylene (1.7 %), m-cyme ... | 2002 | 12357399 |
| use of the sensititre colorimetric microdilution panel for antifungal susceptibility testing of dermatophytes. | the sensititre yeastone antifungal panel was used to test 49 dermatophytes belonging to the species epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum gypseum, microsporum canis, trichophyton tonsurans, trichophyton rubrum, and trichophyton mentagrophytes. the mics of four antifungals obtained with the sensititre yeastone antifungal panel were compared with those obtained by the reference nccls microdilution method. the levels of agreement between the two methods (<or=2 dilutions) were 81.6% with amphoterici ... | 2002 | 12089289 |
| survey of dermatophyte infections in the lausanne area switzerland. | the dermatophytes are important in the swiss medical environment since 5-10% of consultations in dermatology concern mycotic infections. | 2002 | 12218248 |
| a chemically modified tetracycline (cmt-3) is a new antifungal agent. | several chemically modified tetracycline analogs (cmts), which were chemically modified to eliminate their antibacterial efficacy, were unexpectedly found to have antifungal properties. of 10 cmts screened in vitro, all exhibited antifungal activities, although their efficacies varied. among these compounds, cmt-315, -3, and -308 were found to be the most potent as antifungal agents. the mics of cmt-3 against 47 strains of fungi in vitro were determined by using amphotericin b (amb) and doxycycl ... | 2002 | 11959581 |
| urticaria associated with dermatophytosis. | although urticaria has been reported in association with tinea or other fungal infections, usually this relationship is considered coincidental. | 2002 | 12464169 |
| a study of dermatophytes and their in-vitro antifungal sensitivity. | of the 150 clinically suspected cases of dermatophytosis studied, majority of the cases were from age group 11-20 and 21-30 (51.4%), tinea corporis (48.7%) and tinea capitis (18%) were the commonest clinical types. the isolation rate was 24% (36) of which 19 (52.7%) were trichophyton rubrum, 11 (30.55%) were trichophyton mentagrophytes and 4 (11.1%) were trichophyton violaceum. one isolate each of microsporum gypseum & epidermophyton floccosum were obtained. griseofulvin proved to be the best dr ... | 2002 | 12696733 |
| [clinical and epidemiological survey of dermatophytoses in jaen (spain)] | prevalence of dermatophytosis, with respect to age and sex and dermatophyte species, in jaen was investigated during a period of three years (1996-1999). the prevalence of dermatophytosis over three years was 4.48 cases / 1000 inhabitants. the isolated species were: microsporum canis (48.6%), trichophyton mentagrophytes (27.1%), epidermophyton floccosum (10%), trichophyton rubrum (8.6%), trichophyton violaceum (4.3%), and microsporum gypseum (1.4%). the most frequently observed dermatophytoses w ... | 2002 | 12716229 |
| dermatophytes isolated from patients in university hospital, kuala lumpur, malaysia. | a total of 576 dermatophytes were isolated from patients with a variety of skin infections from january 1993 to may 2000. ten species of dermatophytes were identified: epidermophyton floccosum (0.7%), microsporum audouinii (1.1%), m. canis (3.1%), m. gypseum (0.3%), trichophyton concentricum (3.5%), t. equinum (0.2%), t. mentagrophytes (36.1%), t. rubrum (53.8%), t. verrucosum (0.2) and t. violaceum (1.0%). the body sites most frequently affected by dermatophytes were the buttocks, nails and tru ... | 2002 | 12650596 |
| mannan changes induced by 3-methyl-5-aminoisoxazole-4-thiocyanate, a new azole derivative, on epidermophyton floccosum. | the antifungal activity of 3-methyl-5-aminoisoxazole-4-thiocyanate, a new azole derivative, was studied on the dermatophyte epidermophyton floccosum. the compound strongly inhibited the in vitro growth of two different strains of the fungus and even induced profound morphogenetic anomalies. optical and electron microscopy showed that such treatment targets the endomembrane system, particularly the plasmalemma, causing abnormal extrusion of the wall mannans. this results in improper arrangement o ... | 2002 | 12051894 |
| [dehydroepiandrosterone metabolism by epidermophyton floccosum]. | steroid hormones may be relevant for the fungus-host relation in dermatophytoses. in contrast to most other hosts of dermatophytes, humans are characterized by a high cutaneous concentration of the adrenal androgen dehydroepiandrosterone (dhea) and its sulphate (dheas). to investigate whether the strictly anthropophilic dermatophyte epidermophyton floccosum can metabolize this steroid hormone, cultures of e. floccosum were supplemented with dhea. after 5 days of incubation the steroids in the cu ... | 2002 | 12073561 |
| dermatophytes and other fungi associated with skin mycoses in tripoli, libya. | our objective in this study was to obtain information on the prevalence of fungi responsible for superficial mycoses in the region of tripoli, libya. | 2001 | 17264550 |
| evaluation of lymphocytes subpopulations and natural killer cells in peripheral blood of patients treated for dermatophyte onychomycosis. | thirty-five patients with dermatophyte onychomycosis caused by trichophyton rubrum, t. mentagrophytes var. granulosum, t. tonsurans and epidermophyton floccosum were examined before treatment and 27 of these patients were examined again when they came to the control check up 3 months after completion of treatment. the immunological investigations, including evaluation of immunological competence, were performed in vivo through the determination of lymphoid cell immunophenotype by a flow cytometr ... | 2001 | 11820262 |
| dermatophytoses in prague, czech republic, between 1987 and 1998. | over a 12-year period, from 1987 to 1998, the spectrum of aetiological agents isolated from 11208 patients (6265 females and 4943 males) suspected of having dermatomycosis was analysed in the mycological laboratory of the department of dermatology, charles university, prague. the most frequently examined locations were toenails (34.9%), feet (15.6%), fingernails (12.8%), toe webs (11%), trunk (10%) and hands (8.7%). dermatophytes were isolated from 5605 (30.2%) of all 18528 samples examined. amo ... | 2001 | 11820263 |
| application of pcr to distinguish common species of dermatophytes. | this report describes the application of pcr fingerprinting for the identification of species and varieties of common dermatophytes and related fungi utilizing as a single primer the simple repetitive oligonucleotide (gaca)(4). the primer was able to amplify all the strains, producing species-specific profiles for microsporum canis, microsporum gypseum, trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton ajelloi, and epidermophyton floccosum. intraspecific variability was not observed for these species. instead, ... | 2001 | 11526185 |
| case report. disseminated tinea of the verrucous type due to epidermophyton floccosum. | a case is presented of an 8-year-old boy suffering from disseminated verrucous lesions with some purulent drainage on his right foot, shank, thigh, scrotum, penis, perianal area and abdomen. epidermophyton floccosum was isolated from these lesions. the patient was treated with oral ketoconazole for 4 months and the lesions resolved completely. there was no evidence of relapse during a 12-month follow-up. | 2001 | 11714070 |
| chitin synthase 1 (chs1) gene sequences of microsporum equinum and trichophyton equinum. | chitin synthase 1 (chs1) genes from microsporum equinum and trichophyton equinum were compared with those of the other dermatophytes. the chs1 nucleotide sequences of these dermatophytes from horses showed more than 80% similarity to those of arthroderma benhamiae, a. fulvum, a. grubyi, a. gypseum, a. incruvatum, a. otae, a. simii, a. vanbreuseghemii, epidermophyton floccosum, t. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale (t. interdigitale), t. rubrum and t. violaceum. especially high degree of nucleotid ... | 2001 | 11118744 |
| [1997 epidemiological survey of dermatophytoses in japan]. | an epidemiological investigation on dermatophytoses in japan for the year 1997 was carried out with the following results. the number of dermatomycoses patients visiting the fourteen cooperating institutes that year was 8,284. new outpatients with this condition accounted for 13.3% of all new outpatients in these institutes. dermatophytoses patients numbered 7,314 and were composed of: tinea pedis 4,901 (63.8%), tinea unguium 1,592 (20.7%), tinea corporis 557 (7.2%), tinea cruris 395 (5.1%), tin ... | 2001 | 11173330 |
| antidermatophytic properties of extracts from the leaves of aristolochia paucinervis pomel. | several fractions of a methanol extract from the leaves of aristolochia paucinervis pomel (aristolochiaceae) were screened for their antidermatophytic efficiency against different human pathogenic fungi responsible for tinea and other skin infections. the antifungal study was carried out by the macrodilution agar method and the results showed that, with the exception of the aqueous fraction, all the fractions exhibited antifungal activities against the dermatophytic fungi tested. the hexane frac ... | 2001 | 11180530 |
| tinea unguium in lahore, pakistan. | during a period of 1 year, out of 202 clinically suspected cases of tinea unguium, 53 (26%) were confirmed by mycological cultures for dermatophytes. trichophyton rubrum was the most common fungus isolated in 46 (87%) patients, followed by t. violaceum in four (7%), t. interdigitale in two (4%) and epidermophyton floccosum in one (2%). the disease was more common in adult males and fingernails were found to be affected more often than toenails. the distal and lateral variety was seen in 41 (77%) ... | 2001 | 11346265 |
| [etiopathogenesis, clinical picture and diagnosis of onychomycoses]. | etiology of onychomycoses: onychomycoses can be caused by dermatophytes, molds and yeasts. however, dermatophytes appear to be the chief organisms capable of a primary attack on the nail. by far the most frequent dermatophytes isolated from nails are trichophyton rubrum, t. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale and epidermophyton floccosum. molds virtually only invade toenails, but their role as a primary pathogen is still debated. yeasts have been isolated from diseased nails at highly different ra ... | 2001 | 11432322 |
| prevalence and risk factors of tinea unguium and tinea pedis in the general population in spain. | this study prospectively evaluated the prevalence and risk factors of tinea unguium and tinea pedis in the general adult population in madrid, spain. one thousand subjects were clinically examined, and samples of nails and scales from the interdigital spaces of the feet were taken from those patients presenting with signs or symptoms of onychomycosis and/or tinea pedis, respectively. in addition, a sample from the fourth interdigital space of both feet was collected from all individuals with a p ... | 2000 | 10970362 |
| known and novel terpenes from buddleja globosa displaying selective antifungal activity against dermatophytes. | lipophilic extracts of the stembark of buddleja globosa were found to have antifungal activity at 125 microg/ml against three dermatophytic fungal species but had no activity at 1000 microg/ml against four other fungal species or two yeast species. bioassay-guided fractionation of si gel column eluates using the sensitive fungal species resulted in active fractions from which were isolated five compounds that were characterized by spectroscopic methods as one novel and four known compounds. the ... | 2000 | 11000021 |
| [structural and biochemical characteristics of pathogenic fungus: cell walls, lipids and dimorphism, and action modes of antifungal agents]. | cell walls (0.1-0.5 microm in thickness) of dermatophytes, at least trichophyton mentagrophytes and epidermophyton floccosum, are built of microfibrils (20 nm in diameter) and matrix embedding the fibrils. these fibrils are composed of chitin (70-80%) and a small amount of glucans, and the matrix is composed of beta-1-3, beta1-6 glucan, glucomannan, galactomannan and peptides. another characteristic structure is the outermost layer (20-50 nm in thickness) of the cell wall, which consists of hydr ... | 2000 | 11064317 |
| prevalence and awareness of tinea pedis in italian sailors. | it is difficult to carry out studies on the prevalence of tinea pedis in the community. some studies are performed on selected groups of subjects, exposed to the same risk factors, i.e. schoolchildren, public bathers, athletes and military men. | 2000 | 11146348 |
| broad spectrum herbal therapy against superficial fungal infections. | skin disease associated with keratinized tissues in animal and human beings has been investigated. the essential oil of eucalyptus pauciflora in vitro showed strong antifungal activity at 1.0 microl/ml against human pathogenic fungi, viz. epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum audouinii, m. canis, m. gypseum, m. nanum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, t. rubrum, t. tonsurans and t. violaceum. the oil has heavy doses of inoculum potential at 1.0 microl/ml. moreover, it did not exhibit any adverse effe ... | 2000 | 10657767 |
| an evaluation of the in vitro activity of terbinafine. | terbinafine has previously been shown to be highly active against dermatophytes and many other filamentous fungi. however, its activity against yeasts is controversial, with earlier reports suggesting that it has low activity, while more recent studies demonstrated that terbinafine is effective against yeasts. in this study, the in vitro activity of terbinafine was evaluated against a broad range of fungal isolates. we examined the susceptibility of 100 yeast strains (10 species including candid ... | 2000 | 10817232 |
| inhibitors of the fungal cell wall. synthesis of 4-aryl-4-n-arylamine-1-butenes and related compounds with inhibitory activities on beta(1-3) glucan and chitin synthases. | as part of our project devoted to the search for antifungal agents, which act via a selective mode of action, we synthesized a series of new 4-aryl- or 4-alkyl-n-arylamine-1-butenes and transformed some of them into 2-substituted 4-methyl-tetrahydroquinolines and quinolines by using a novel three-step synthesis. results obtained in agar dilution assays have shown that 4-aryl homoallylamines not possessing halogen in their structures, tetrahydroquinolines and quinolines, display a range of antifu ... | 2000 | 10819157 |
| the frequency of tinea pedis in patients with tinea cruris in tehran, iran. | the objective of this study is to define the frequency of tinea pedis in patients with tinea cruris. sixty patients (46 males and 14 females) entered our study. epidermophyton floccosum was the most frequently isolated fungus in tinea cruris. four patients (6.4%) had concurrent tinea pedis and the only isolate from the foot was trichophyton mentagrophytes. in three of them, the corresponding dermatophyte in the groin was e. floccosum. | 2000 | 10838845 |
| antifungal effects of hydrolysable tannins and related compounds on dermatophytes, mould fungi and yeasts. | a series of hydrolysable tannins and related compounds was evaluated for antifungal activities against filamentous fungi (epidermophyton floccosum; microsporum canis; microsporum gypseum; trichophyton mentagrophytes; trichophyton rubrum; trichophyton tonsurans; trichophyton terrestre; penicillium italicum; aspergillus fumigatus; mucor racemosus; rhizopus nigricans) and opportunistic yeasts (candida albicans; candida glabrata; candidata krusei; cryptococcus neoformans), using the agar dilution me ... | 2000 | 10928561 |
| [1996 epidemiological survey of dermatophytoses in japan. epidemiological investigation committee for human mycoses in the japanese society for medical mycology]. | an epidemiological investigation on dermatophytoses in japan for the year 1996 was carried out with the following results. the number of dermatomycoses patients visiting the fifteen cooperating institutes that year was 8,402. new outpatients with this condition accounted for 13.1% of all new outpatients in these institutes. dermatophytoses patients numbered 7,395 and were composed of: tinea pedis 4,764 (64.4%), tinea unguium 1,487 (20.1%), tinea corporis 558 (7.5%), tinea cruris 369 (5.0%), tine ... | 2000 | 10938521 |
| antifungal activity of magnolol and honokiol. | two neolignan compounds, magnolol (5,5'-diallyl-2,2'-dihydroxybiphenyl, 1) and honokiol (5,5'-diallyl-2,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl, 2), were isolated from the stem bark of magnolia obovata and evaluated for antifungal activity against various human pathogenic fungi. compound 1 and 2 showed significant inhibitory activities against trichophyton mentagrophytes, microsporium gypseum, epidermophyton floccosum, aspergillus niger, cryptococcus neoformans, and candida albicans with minimum inhibitory concent ... | 2000 | 10728656 |
| phylogenetic relation of epidermophyton floccosum to the species of microsporum and trichophyton in chitin synthase 1 (chs1) gene sequences. | the nucleotide sequence of the chitin synthase 1 (chs1) gene of epidermophyton floccosum, an anthrophophilic dermatophyte which is the type species of the genus epidermophyton was analyzed to determine its phylogenetic relation to eight other dermatophyte species belonging to the genera microsporum and trichophyton, which were sequenced in our previous studies. a genomic dna fragment about 620 bp in length of the chs1 gene was amplified from e. floccosum by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and wa ... | 1999 | 10823181 |
| antifungal activities of seven west african combretaceae used in traditional medicine. | seven species of combretaceae were investigated for their antifungal activity against the pathogenic fungi candida albicans, epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum gypseum, trichophyton mentagrophytes and trichophyton rubrum. pteleopsis suberosa and terminalia avicennioides appear to be the most active plants. phytochemical screening shows that these plants are particularly rich in tannins and saponins, which might be responsible for their antifungal activity. | 1999 | 10473181 |
| in vitro evaluation of antifungal properties of phenylpropanoids and related compounds acting against dermatophytes. | thirty-four arylpropanoids and related compounds were evaluated in vitro for antifungal properties. among them, 22 phenyl-, 4 naphthyl-, and 4 phenanthrylpropanoids; naphthalene; phenanthrene; and 2-chloro-1-hexyl-1-propanone were tested against dermatophytes by the agar dilution method. alpha-halopropiophenones exhibited a broad spectrum of activities against microsporum canis, microsporum gypseum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, trichophyton rubrum, and epidermophyton floccosum, with mic values b ... | 1999 | 10543891 |
| prevalence of dermatophytoses in the zarqa district of jordan. | a total of 350 clinically suspected cases of dermatomycoses were examined for causative fungi during july 1997 to september 1998. mycotic infection was demonstrable by microscopy and culture in 199 (56.8%) cases. the most common superficial mycotic infections were tinea pedis (35.2%) followed by tinea capitis (23.1%), tinea unguium (21.6%) and tinea corporis (10.6%). most of the infected patients were 1-9, 20-29 and 30-39 years old. men were mainly infected with tinea cruris and tinea pedis, whi ... | 1999 | 10685449 |
| epidemiology of dermatomycoses of humans in central poland. part v. tinea corporis. | the total number of dermatophytoses (7393) included 2204 (29.8%) cases of tinea glabrosa. etiological factors in descending order were: microsporum canis (23.5%), trichophyton mentagrophytes var. granulosum (21.6%), trichophyton rubrum (17.8%), trichophyton tonsurans (10.4%), epidermophyton floccosum (7.7%), t. mentagrophytes var. quinckeanum (6.0%), microsporum gypseum (5.3%), trichophyton violaceum (3.7%), t. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale (2.3%), microsporum equinum (0.7%), trichophyton ve ... | 1999 | 10680444 |
| identification of several clinical isolates of dermatophytes based on the nucleotide sequence of internal transcribed spacer 1 (its 1) in nuclear ribosomal dna. | nucleotide sequences of internal transcribed spacer 1 (its 1) in nuclear ribosomal dna from seven morphologically unidentified dermatophyte isolates were determined. the sequences were compared with those of typical isolates of trichophyton (t.) mentagrophytes var. interdigitale, t. rubrum, and epidermophyton floccosum. two of the isolates were classified as t. rubrum and the other five as t. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale. the results did not conflict with identifications using other molecul ... | 1999 | 10380427 |
| a case of unna-thost disease accompanied by epidermophyton floccosum infection. | we report herein a case of 61-year-old man with unna-thost disease (nonepidermolytic hereditary palmoplantar keratoderma) who had been suffering from refractory dermatophyte infection. diffuse palmoplantar hyperkeratosis developed in his infancy. coarse scaling, fissures, marked erythema, and nail deformities appeared in his early adult life. microscopic examination revealed fungal elements in scales and nail particles. cultures of those scales isolated epidermophyton floccosum. genealogical stu ... | 1999 | 10063215 |
| phylogenetic classification and species identification of dermatophyte strains based on dna sequences of nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 1 regions. | the mutual phylogenetic relationships of dermatophytes of the genera trichophyton, microsporum, and epidermophyton were demonstrated by using internal transcribed spacer 1 (its1) region ribosomal dna sequences. trichophyton spp. and microsporum spp. form a cluster in the phylogenetic tree with epidermophyton floccosum as an outgroup, and within this cluster, all trichophyton spp. except trichophyton terrestre form a nested cluster (100% bootstrap support). members of dermatophytes in the cluster ... | 1999 | 10074502 |
| epidemiology of dermatomycoses of humans in central poland. part iii. tinea pedis. | the total number of dermatophytoses (7393) included 2025 (27.4%) tinea pedis cases. etiological factors in descending order by contribution were: trichophyton rubrum (41.7%), trichophyton mentagrophytes var. granulosum (30.9%), t. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale (10.0%), epidermophyton floccosum (7.4%), t. mentagrophytes var. quinckeanum (6.9%), trichophyton tonsurans (2.3%), trichophyton spec. (0.4%), trichophyton terrestre (0.2%), trichophyton violaceum (0.1%). in the years 1987-93 the incid ... | 1999 | 10592702 |
| mono- and sesquiterpenes and antifungal constituents from artemisia species. | in addition to beta-sitosterol and alpha-amyrin detected in all the investigated species, the extract of the aerial parts of artemisia giraldii var. giraldii gave stigmasterol, daucosterol, sesamine, luteolin, eupafolin, hispidulin, eupatilin, belamcanidin, pinitol, artemin, ridentin, and a new antifungal monoterpene (named santolinylol) while that of the aerial parts of a. mongolica afforded sesamine, eupafolin, eupatilin, matricarin, and a new germacranolide (3-oxo-11 alpha h-germacra-1(10)e,4 ... | 1999 | 10083848 |
| onychomycosis in lahore, pakistan. | onychomycosis, a common nail disorder, is caused by yeasts, dermatophytes, and nondermatophyte molds. these fungi give rise to diverse clinical presentations. the present study aimed to isolate the causative pathogens and to determine the various clinical patterns of onychomycosis in the population in lahore, pakistan. | 1999 | 10487448 |
| [dermatophytes isolated in hospital universitario 12 de octubre (madrid, spain).]. | over a 10 year period (january 1988 - december 1997), 3,241 dermatophyte strains were isolated from 18,465 specimens from patients in whom dermatophytosis was suspected clinically. this represents a 17.5% rate of isolation. trichophyton rubrum (38.44%), microsporum canis (28.75%), epidermophyton floccosum (14.5%) and trichophyton mentagrophytes (13.5%) were the dominant species, and trichophyton tonsurans (2.09%) has emerged, whilst in the previous decade it had virtually disappeared. our study ... | 1999 | 18473578 |