| epidemiology of dermatophytoses in an area south of tehran, iran. | dermatophyte infections have been considered to be a major public health problem in many parts of the world. the aim of this study was to identify the etiological and epidemiological factors of dermatophyte infections in an area south of tehran. a total of 1254 patients suspected to have dermatophytic lesions were examined over a period of three years (1999-2001). material collected from skin, hair, and nails was submitted to direct microscopic examination using koh, cultured in sabouraud dextro ... | 2003 | 14682452 |
| 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 |
| aetiological agents of tinea capitis in tehran (iran). | a total of 1568 patients with suspected tinea capitis were examined for causative fungal agents between 1994 and 2001. laboratory examination confirmed tinea capitis in 209 patients. males were affected more frequently (67.5%) than females (32.5%) and in both sexes, those who were 3-11 years old, were more infected. trichophyton violaceum was the most common aetiological agent (37.3%) followed by trichophyton schoenleinii (21.5%), microsporum canis (18.6%), trichophyton verrocosum (14.8%), trich ... | 2006 | 16367822 |
| molecular epidemiology of dermatophytosis in tehran, iran, a clinical and microbial survey. | in the framework of a survey on dermatophytoses, 14,619 clinical specimens taken from outpatients with symptoms suggestive of tinea and referred to a medical mycology laboratory in tehran, iran, were analyzed by direct microscopy and culture. in total, 777 dermatophyte strains recovered in culture were randomly identified by a formerly established rflp analysis method based on the rdna its regions. for confirmation of species identification, 160 isolates representing the likely entire species sp ... | 2013 | 22587730 |