| 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 |