| the emergence of trichophyton tonsurans in port-au-prince, haiti. | the occurrence of the anthropophilic dermatophyte trichophyton tonsurans as a frequent causative agent of tinea capitis in several developed countries has been associated with a global rise in its isolation during recent years. while t. tonsurans was never found in haiti before 1988, a sharp increase in the number of isolates of this species from scalp lesions began to be observed in 2005 in port-au-prince, haiti. a prospective study was conducted in port-au-prince from may to november 2006 of 6 ... | 2009 | 18608887 |