| epidemiology of dermatophyte infection in auckland, new zealand. | this report describes the epidemiology of culture-proven dermatophyte infection in auckland, new zealand. the authors undertook a retrospective review of laboratory data for the period from june 1999 to july 2002. there were 10 004 dermatophyte isolates. the most common isolates were trichophyton rubrum (69%) and trichophyton mentagrophytes (19%). microsporum canis was mainly isolated from children. the prevalence of t. mentagrophytes increased with patient age (p < 0.001). trichophyton rubrum w ... | 2003 | 14616492 |