| an epidemiological survey of tinea capitis in sarajevo, bosnia and herzegovina over a 10-year period. | the aim of this study was to determine the incidence and aetiological agents of tinea capitis in sarajevo area, bosnia and herzegovina, during a 10-year period (1997-2006). a total of 707 patients with suspected dermatophyte infections of scalp was analysed. tinea capitis was determined in 241 (34.1%) of these patients, in whom causative agents were identified in 209 (29.6%). zoophilic dermatophytes (91.8%) prevailed over anthropophilic (7.2%) and geophilic (1.0%) dermatophytes. microsporum cani ... | 2008 | 18254754 |
| [prevalence of zoophilic dermatophytes in the sarajevo region]. | zoophlic dermatophytes are common cause of tinea infections in europe, especially in mediterranean area. the aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of zoophilic dermatophytes in sarajevo area, during a five-year period (1998-2002). samples (skin scrapings or nail fragments) were taken from 2,142 patients who presented with suspected dermatophytoses and cultured on sabouraud agar. after three weeks of incubations 465 (21.7%) dermatophytes were identified based on macroscopic and microsc ... | 2003 | 12822383 |