| [trichophyton rubrum and epidermophyton floccosum epidermophytosis in infants]. | | 1968 | 5716715 |
| [epidemiology of epidermophyton floccosum in thuringia]. | | 1968 | 5758243 |
| production of antibiotics by epidermophyton floccosum. 3. course of formation and some properties of the "epidermophyton factor" (epf). | | 1969 | 5801663 |
| epidermophyton floccosum infecting the langugo hair. | | 1965 | 5831544 |
| formation of 6-aminopenicillanic acid, penicillins, and penicillin acylase by various fungi. | several penicillin-producing fungi were examined for ability to produce 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-apa) and penicillin acylase. 6-apa was found in corn steep liquor fermentations of trichophyton mentagrophytes, aspergillus ochraceous, and three strains of penicillium sp. 6-apa was not detected in fermentations of epidermophyton floccosum although penicillins were produced. 6-apa formed a large part of the total antibiotic production of t. mentagrophytes. the types of penicillins produced by var ... | 1966 | 5950252 |
| cell-mediated reactivity in dermatophytosis: differences in skin responses to purified trichophytin in tinea pedis and tinea cruris. | cell-mediated immune responses were measured in 91 patients with dermatophytosis by means of delayed-type skin hypersensitivity to a purified trichophytin preparation (ethylene glycol method) and to tuberculin (purified protein derivative, ppd). the findings indicate that dermatophytes differ in their sensitizing capacity as measured by trichophytin skin sensitivity. trichophyton mentagrophytes appeared to be a potent sensitizer compared with trichophyton rubrum (p < 0.01), whereas epidermophyto ... | 1981 | 6165186 |
| cell mediated cross-reactivity in vivo and in vitro to purified dermatophyte antigen preparations in sensitized guinea pigs. | guinea pigs were sensitized to either trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, or epidermophyton floccosum. cross-reactivity experiments were performed in vivo and in vitro with purified antigen preparations prepared from the respective dermatophyte according to the ethylene glycol method. all sensitized animals responded with delayed-type skin reactions to all three antigen preparations, although the strongest reactivity observed was to the homologous antigen. spleen and blood lymphocy ... | 1981 | 6167103 |
| 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 |
| an outbreak of tinea pedis and tinea cruris in a tyre factory in messina, italy. | a case of an epidemic by tinea cruris and tinea pedis in a tyre factory in sicily is reported. there was noticeable spread of the causative agents throughout the environment. they were mainly transmitted by wash-basins in the footbaths, by footboards of showers and in smaller numbers by towels. trichosporon beigelii was the most common fungus isolated from the environment, followed by trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, epidermophyton floccosum, candida parapsilosis and geotrichum ... | 1983 | 6633632 |
| fusidane antibiotics produced by dermatophytes. | isolates of microsporum canis, microsporum gypseum and epidermophyton floccosum were observed to produce antibacterial activities under cross-resistance to fusidic acid. the activity from e. floccosum was shown to be due to fusidic acid, diketofusidic acid and 3-ketofusidic acid. possible contributions of these antibiotics to microbial interaction during dermatophytosis is discussed. | 1983 | 6662806 |
| [superficial mycoses in a wooded region of gabon: results of fungus isolation]. | the authors draw up an inventory of the dermatophytes in gabon (13 species isolated from 593 people in the wet and hot forest). they show the clear prevalence of microsporum langeroni, trichophyton soudanense, trichophyton rubrum, and epidermophyton floccosum, trichophyton violaceum also is fairly often isolated. more infrequently, they find t. mentagrophytes, t. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale, t. gourvili, m. canis, m. audouini, t. yaoundei, m. gypseum. | 1983 | 6669168 |
| [epidemiology of epidermophyton floccosum infection based on the statistical material of the mycological laboratory of the hospital outpatient clinic for the militia in poznan]. | | 1983 | 6669724 |
| [influence of the substrate on culture and morphological characteristics of dermatophytes. initial results relating to strains isolated from 586 patients]. | during an epidemiological study on dermatophytosis in the metropolitan area of turin were isolated: microsporum canis, trichophyton rubrum, epidermophyton floccosum and trichophyton mentagrophytes. the isolation of the species, was in the mean time, carried out on three different media: agar sabouraud, potato dextrose agar and mycosel agar. in this work were observed the morphological differentiations of the species isolated, besides was compared the fertility of the media at different time of i ... | 1983 | 6679478 |
| 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 |
| infection of the diaper area caused by epidermophyton floccosum. | | 1983 | 6883229 |
| [an epidemic caused by epidermophyton floccosum]. | | 1983 | 6888421 |
| molecular connectivity and antifungal activity. a quantitative structure-activity relationship study of substituted phenols against skin pathogens. | the plot of minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) vs. 2xv of twelve phenolic compounds delineates the congeners into three distinct classes: the most potent ortho compounds describe a parabola, para substituted compounds of intermediate potency lie in a line, while the least potent meta derivatives yield a scatter diagram. the same pattern is found for two skin pathogens, trichophyton rubrum and epidermophyton floccosum. from non-linear regression analysis 2xv is found to be excellently correla ... | 1982 | 6891591 |
| [epidemiology and clinical course of dermatophytoses caused by epidermophyton floccosum]. | | 1980 | 6969925 |
| [mycosis of the foot in people over 40]. | some aspects of the ecology of the human foot in the stage of senescence have been studied. systematically 200 hospitalized patients, chosen at random, between the ages of 40 and 96 years were examined. the following was observed: 1.) 133 patients (66,5%) presented lesions suspected as dermatomycoses. 2.) 67 patients (33,5%) were free from clinical lesions. 42 (31,5%) positive direct examinations were obtained from the first group and 8 (11,8%) from the second one. in culture were isolated diffe ... | 1981 | 7022054 |
| epidemiology of dermatophytosis in the metropolitan area of turin. | the study here presented deals with the problem of the dermatophytoses in piedmont, with regard to their etiologic and, more generally, their epidemiologic aspects. from 586 patients who presented themselves at the dermatology clinic of the university of turin, for mycological examinations, between the period of march-november 1979, 100 positive cases were selected. the study was set under way with the filling in of special forms for the epidemiologic investigation and with the classification of ... | 1982 | 7177169 |
| lipids of dermatophytes. | this investigation deals with phosphatides and fatty acid content of epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum cookie and trichophyton mentagrophytes during different phases of growth. total phosphatide content of these dermatophytes decreased with age, which was reflected in constituent major phosphatides. the zwitterionic and anionic phospholipids tended to maintain a constant ratio. short chain fatty acids increased significantly with age in e. floccosum whereas these fatty acids represented a mi ... | 1981 | 7219077 |
| [epidermophyton floccosum wrist watch tinea (author's transl)]. | | 1981 | 7227598 |
| dermatophytic flora of ankara (turkey). | during the period july 1, 1976, to december 31, 1978, 1,227 dermatophytes were isolated from 2,702 specimens taken from suspected cases of dermatophytosis. the dermatophytic flora was found to consist mainly of anthropophilic species. trichophyton rubrum was by far the most frequently isolated species. tinea capitis was caused in 36.1% of all cases by trichophyton verrucosum, in 13.9% by microsporum canis and trichophyton violaceum, in 11.1% by trichophyton schoenleinii and trichophyton granulos ... | 1981 | 7262383 |
| metabolism of lipids in epidermophyton floccosum. | | 1981 | 7275228 |
| superficial mycoses in italy. | a total of 1244 cases suspected of superficial mycoses were analysed in a period of 12 months in italy. dermatophytoses were found in 62.4%; the other common disease was pityriasis versicolor (44.1%)., the predominant species epidermophyton floccosum (34,2%) was strikingly high in relation to other statistics; this species was commonest in tinea cruris. among the other dermatophytes m. canis was predominant (31.3%) commonest in tinea corporis, followed by t. mentagrophytes (17,8%) and t. rubrum ... | 1981 | 7312020 |
| lipolytic activity of some dermatophytes. | the lipolytic activities of four common dermatophytes, epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum canis, trichophyton mentagrophytes and t. rubrum, were tested on agar medium supplemented with one or other of several lipids. the lipolytic activity was estimated by comparison of the zone sizes around the colonies. the highest lipolytic activity was demonstrated by m. canis, followed by t. mentagrophytes and e. floccosum; t. rubrum virtually lacked lipolytic activity. the clinical importance of these o ... | 1980 | 7359572 |
| utilization of standard laboratory methods in the laboratory diagnosis of problem dermatophytes. | the identification of certain dermatophytes may be simplified by using biochemical tests such as urease, nutritional requirements (with commercially available media), and the in-vitro hair penetration test. no study that combines these tests in a diagnostic scheme for identification of the common dermatophytes has been published. one to 20 isolates each of 29 species of dermatophytes (one epidermophyton floccosum, 10 microsporum species, and 18 trichophyton species) were used. they were grown on ... | 1980 | 7405898 |
| antimycotic activity of propane-1,2-diol (propylene glycol). | propane-1,2-diol in concentrations of 30-90 g/l was found to inhibit in vitro the growth of pityrosporum orbiculare, candida albicans, trichophyton rubrum, t. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale, and epidermophyton floccosum. these results are discussed in relation to the management of fungal skin diseases. | 1980 | 7434130 |
| ringworm in animals due to epidermophyton floccosum. | | 1980 | 7445351 |
| the antimycotic activity in vitro of five diols. | the antimycotic activity of ethane-1,2-diol, propane-1,2-diol, butane-1,3-diol, pentane-1,5-diol, and hexane-2,5-diol in vitro against pityrosporum orbiculare, candida albicans, trichophyton rubrum, t. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale and epidermophyton floccosum was studied. ethane-1,2-diol had the lowest activity (mic of 40-100 g 1(-1)), and hexane-2,5-diol the highest activity (mic of 10-40 g 1(-1)). among, the higher diols there can be both effective antifungal agents and substances with a ... | 1980 | 7455861 |
| a clinical study of econazole cream in the treatment of fungal skin infections. | an open assessment of the efficacy of econazole nitrate (pevaryl) cream in the treatment of 140 patients with proven dermatomycoses was conducted at five university health centres. specimens were obtained from 129 patients at the end of treatment and 121 (93.8 per cent) showed no evidence of fungi. after a further month without treatment 108 patients reattended and, of these, 98 (90.9 per cent) remained clinically and mycologically free from infection. trichophyton rubrum and epidermophyton floc ... | 1982 | 7131419 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| a simplified in vitro assay of delayed hypersensitivity in diagnosis of dermatomycoses. | a tissue culture technique for detection of cellular hypersensitivity in an animal model of dermatomycoses is presented. it is based on specific inhibition of migration of leukocytes sensitized to dermatophytic antigens. the application and specificity of this new immunological technique were studied in guinea pigs infected with trichophyton rubrum, microsporum vanbreuseghemii, and epidermophyton floccosum. in all the infected animals, sensitivity to trichophytin was demonstrated to be independe ... | 1981 | 7050213 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| in vitro antifungal activity of clotrimazole (bay b 5097). | the in vitro antifungal activity of clotrimazole (bay b 5097) was compared with those of amphotericin b, griseofulvin, nystatin, and pyrrolnitrin. the inhibitory activity of clotrimazole against most systemic pathogens was comparable to that of amphotericin b; minimal inhibitory concentrations of the two drugs for blastomyces dermatitidis, histoplasma capsulatum, sporothrix schenckii, cryptococcus neoformans, and coccidioides immitis were in the range of 0.20 to 3.13 and 0.10 to 6.25 mug/ml, res ... | 1971 | 4949484 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| antimycotic effect in vitro of a detergent. fungicidal and fungistatic effect of the detergent and its components on trichophyton mentagrophytes. trichophyton rubrum and epidermophyton floccosum. | | 1964 | 4164955 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ultrastructure of trichophyton violaceum. | the ultrastructure of different fungi have been described in recent literature; however, few reports have concerned dermatophytes. | 1993 | 8440569 |
| 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 |
| epidemiology of dermatophytoses observed in rome, italy, between 1985 and 1993. | between 1985 and 1993, 13,880 patients were studied for possible forms of dermatophytoses. the most frequently isolated dermatophyte was in 2821 positive cases microsporum canis (50%), followed by trichophyton rubrum (27%), trichophyton mentagrophytes (10.6%), epidermophyton floccosum (9.3%), microsporum gypseum (2.3%), trichophyton violaceum (0.6%), trichophyton tonsurans (0.2%) and trichophyton verrucosum (< 0.1%). the genera and species isolated were also considered in relation to the site of ... | 1995 | 8569819 |
| [fungi and yeasts isolated in mycological studies in skin and nail infections in the netherlands, 1992-1993]. | to describe fungi and yeasts isolated from skin and nail infections in the netherlands. | 1996 | 8684495 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| anti-microbial activity and anti-complement activity of extracts obtained from selected hawaiian medicinal plants. | selected plants having a history of use in polynesian traditional medicine for the treatment of infectious disease were investigated for anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial activity in vitro. extracts from scaevola sericea, psychotria hawaiiensis, pipturus albidus and eugenia malaccensis showed selective anti-viral activity against herpes simplex virus-1 and 2 and vesicular stomatitis virus. aleurites moluccana extracts showed anti-bacterial activity against staphylococcus aureus and pseu ... | 1995 | 8786654 |
| in vitro susceptibility of fungi to acyclic inhibitors of 2,3-oxidosqualene cyclases. | in the present study we determine the antifungal properties of two acyclic inhibitors of 2,3-oxidosqualene cyclases: 22,23-epoxy-2-aza-2,3-dihydrosqualene (eas) and azasqualene alcohol (asa). fungistatic and fungicidal activity towards dermatophytes and other fungi involved in cutaneous and systemic infections was tested (48 isolates from 10 species). the tests were carried out by inoculating 10 microliters of mycelial homogenate in 1 ml of sabouraud glucose liquid medium containing serial dilut ... | 1996 | 8786759 |
| effect of glucose and thiamine concentrations on the formation of macroconidia in dermatophytes. occurrence of dysgonic microsporum canis strains in athens, greece. | data collected from multiple trials with 110 fresh and preserved clinical isolates of trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes, t. violaceum, t. rubrum, t. verrucosum, microsporum canis and epidermophyton floccosum revealed that production of macroconidia depends on glucose and thiamine concentrations in the medium. optimal macroconidia production was obtained at the critical concentrations of 5 g l-1 glucose and 0.6 g l-1 thiamine when the two compounds were used in combination. the same ... | 1996 | 8786761 |
| 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 |
| phylogeny of epidermophyton floccosum and other dermatophytes. | eleven strains of epidermophyton floccosum were compared with 5 microsporum and 5 trichophyton species with respect to the restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) of the mitochondrial dna to reveal their phylogenetic relationships. the phylogeny of 11 species showed that the three dermatophyte genera could not be separated from each other and could be considered to be congeneric. this result is not inconsistent with the results from ribosomal rna sequences. | 1996 | 8981778 |
| the spectrum of dermatophytes in northern malawi (africa). | between 1.5% and 2.5% of the population in karonga district, northern malawi (africa), were diagnosed as having tinea faciei, corporis, inguinalis or cruris in the course of a total population survey carried out between 1987 and 1989. with regard to the relative frequency distribution of dermatophytes, the main findings were the rarity of trichophyton rubrum (around 1%) and the predominance of microsporum audouinii (57%) in this part of africa. in the genital area epidermophyton floccosum was th ... | 1996 | 9009648 |
| dermatophytosis in schoolchildren in ekpoma, nigeria. | of 1400 pupils from two public primary schools in ekpoma, edo state, nigeria, who were screened for dermatophyte infection, 188 (13.4%) were infected. the causative agents isolated included microsporum audouinii in 88 (46.8%), trichophyton mentagrophytes in 48 (25.5%), t. rubrum in 40 (21.3%), t. tonsurans in four (2.1%) and epidermophyton floccosum in eight (4.3%). there were significant differences in the rate of infection between male and female schoolchildren as well as between children from ... | 1996 | 9009650 |
| human androgenic steroids affect growth of dermatophytes in vitro. | hormonal effects on fungal growth are of particular interest to medical mycology. in the skin, androgenic steroids metabolized within pilosebaceous units may have direct effects on dermatophytes that invade hair follicles. in this study, 10(-1) to 10(2) mg 1(-1) testosterone, 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, androstenedione and androstanedione were used in agar dilution assays to test their effects on thallus diameters of trichophyton rubrum, epidermophyton floccosum, t. tons ... | 1996 | 9009664 |
| dermatophytoses in the gdańsk area, poland: a 12-year survey. | a survey of dermatophytes and dermatophytoses was carried out among patients of the department of dermatology, medical university of gdańsk, in the years 1984-95. over the 12-year period, 1195 cases of ringworm were seen: 55% in men and 45% in women. listing the dermatophytes isolated and their frequencies as a percentage of the total are as follows: trichophyton mentagrophytes 42.1%, microsporum canis 26.0%, trichophyton rubrum 14.7%, epidermophyton floccosum 11.0%, trichophyton tonsurans 4.6%, ... | 1996 | 9009667 |
| oral terbinafine: a new antifungal agent. | to review the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, adverse effects, drug interactions, and dosage guidelines of terbinafine. available comparative data of terbinafine and other antimycotic agents are described for understanding the potential role of terbinafine in patient care. | 1997 | 9101008 |
| invasive disease due to epidermophyton floccosum in an immunocompromised patient with behçet's syndrome. | | 1997 | 9243051 |
| in vitro evaluation of antifungal properties of 8.o.4'-neolignans. | eighteen racemic 8.o.4'-neolignans with six different substitution patterns in rings a and b, in their ketone and in their erythro and threo alcoholic forms, were evaluated for antifungal activity by the agar dilution method. only the alcohols exhibited a broad spectrum of activities against microsporum canis, microsporum gypseum, tricophyton mentagrophytes, tricophyton rubrum, and epidermophyton floccosum. (+/-)-erythro-3,4-(methylenedioxy) -7-hydroxy-1'-allyl-3',5'-dimethoxy-8.o.4'-neolignan ( ... | 1997 | 9249968 |
| contact-sensing by hyphae of dermatophytic and saprophytic fungi. | contact-sensing or thigmotropism is the directional growth response of cells in relation to topographical guidance cues. thigmotropism is thought to play a major role in the location of infectable sites on plants by phytopathogenic fungi and has recently been shown to be a property of hyphae in the human pathogenic fungus candida albicans. here we show that hyphae of the dermatophytes epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum canis and trichophyton mentagrophytes reorientate their direction of growt ... | 1997 | 9292428 |
| 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 |
| some aspects of dermatophytoses seen at university hospital in florianópolis, santa catarina, brazil. | dematophytoses comprise mycoses which are very frequently diagnosed in the routine of clinical laboratories of florianópolis, like any other brazilian cities. however, no clinical or epidemiological studies data have been published for that city so far. to partially clarify these questions, we carried out a study on this subject on patients who sought the mycology services of hospital of federal university of santa catarina, from january 1995 to november 1996. the most prevalent dermatophyte was ... | 1997 | 9460252 |
| random amplification of polymorphic dna is useful for the differentiation of several anthropophilic dermatophytes. | the efficacy of random amplification of polymorphic dna (rapd) analysis, a polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-based technology, as a tool for differentiation of several anthropophilic dermatophytes, that is, trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale, t. rubrum and epidermophyton floccosum, was examined. total cellular dna extracted by a mini-preparation method were used as template dnas and pcrs were performed using five primers, all of which were synthesized 10-mers. all of the primers genera ... | 1997 | 9470403 |
| prevalence and aetiology of dermatophytoses in isfahan, iran. | in this study the prevalence and causative agents of dermatophytoses in isfahan, a large province of iran, were determined. of 16,578 clinically suspected cases 13.3% were affected with dermatophytoses. lesions of tinea capitis were the most prevalent clinical type of dermatophytoses (54.1%), followed by tinea corporis (23.8%) and tinea pedis (8.9%). trichophyton verrucosum was the most frequent causative agent (32.8%), followed by epidermophyton floccosum (17.6%), t. mentagrophytes (16.2%) and ... | 1997 | 9476518 |
| butenafine. | butenafine is a new antifungal agent with primary fungicidal activity against dermatophytes such as trichophyton mentagrophytes, microsporum canis and trichophyton rubrum which cause tinea infections. 14c-labelled butenafine (approximately 30 micrograms/g tissue) was found within guinea-pig dorsal skin 24 hours after topical application. most of the drug was distributed into the epidermis including the horny layer. small amounts were found in the dermis, probably transported via sebaceous glands ... | 1998 | 9530545 |
| [dermatophytes isolated in our clinics. 5-year-study in zaragoza]. | this review summarizes the different species of dermatophytes isolates in our laboratory between 1991 and 1995. we describe the clinical forms and establish the distribution over this period of time. | 1997 | 9580210 |
| a survey of dermatophytes isolated from human patients in the united states from 1993 to 1995. | a survey of dermatophytes, isolated from human patients seeking medical attention, was conducted for the years 1993 to 1995. data were collected from 23 states throughout the continental united states and the district of columbia and from 44 to 45 laboratories. these data were compared with the results of two earlier surveys (1979 to 1981 and 1985 to 1987). in contrast to the earlier surveys trichophyton tonsurans became the most frequently isolated dermatophyte (44.9%) followed by t. rubrum (41 ... | 1998 | 9704838 |
| antimicrobial activity of some 1,2-benzisothiazoles having a benzenesulfonamide moiety. | some sulfonamide and sulfonylurea derivatives of unsubstituted and 5-methylsubstituted 1,2-benzisothiazole were studied in vitro for their antimicrobial properties against bacteria and fungi. compounds 7 and 8 exhibited good antibacterial activity against gram positive bacteria. a strong synergism was observed when their growth-inhibitory effect was assayed in combination with trimethoprim by using bacillus subtilis and staphylococcus aureus as test microorganisms. the antimycotic action of benz ... | 1998 | 9713255 |
| [dermatophytosis in the greater resistencia area, chaco province, argentina]. | epidemiological characteristics of dermatophytoses in the metropolitan area of resistencia city are described. hair fragments, skin, scalp or nail scrapings were collected from 3.507 persons with dermatological symptoms of probable fungal origin. the mycological studies were performed by three mycological laboratories, one from a university institute and two from private laboratories. direct microscopic examinations showed fungi in 39.66% of samples, while the recovering of dermatophytes from cu ... | 1998 | 9744034 |
| 1998 william j. stickel bronze award. antifungal activity of melaleuca alternifolia (tea-tree) oil against various pathogenic organisms. | tea-tree oil (oil of melaleuca alternifolia) has recently received much attention as a natural remedy for bacterial and fungal infections of the skin and mucosa. as with most naturally occurring agents, claims of effectiveness have been only anecdotal; however, several published studies have recently demonstrated tea-tree oil's antibacterial activity. this study was conducted to determine the activity of tea-tree oil against 58 clinical isolates: candida albicans (n = 10), trichophyton rubrum (n ... | 1998 | 9791953 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |