| a survey of tinea capitis in primary school children in harare, zimbabwe. | a survey of the prevalence and appearance of tinea infections and associated dermatophytes in schools in harare is reported. of 704 children examined, 29% showed clinical evidence of tinea capitis; of these, 86% had mycological evidence of infection. dermatophytes were isolated from 69% of all the specimens. the most common was trichophyton violaceum (78% of the isolates), 9% of the dermatophytes were microsporum audouinii, and other isolates were t. mentagrophytes, t. yaoundei, m. gypseum and m ... | 1990 | 2270008 |