| ecology of dermatophyte infections in south bronx, new york, 1969 to 1981. | this survey describes the ecology of superficial dermatophyte infections in south bronx, new york from 1969 to 1981. the predominant species were trichophyton rubrum (castellani) sabouraud, 1911 (57.5%), followed by trichophyton tonsurans malmsten, 1845 (18.5%), trichophyton mentagrophytes (robin) blanchard, 1986 (11.5%), microsporum canis bodin var. canis matsumoto, padhye, and ajello, 1902 (5%), epidermophyton floccosum (harz) langeron and milochevitch, 1930 (3.9%), and m. audouinii gruby, 184 ... | 1987 | 3819069 |
| tinea capitis in brooklyn. | tinea capitis, a disease of children, occurs throughout the united states. we studied 144 clinically diagnosed cases of tinea capitis within a 12-month period. ninety-six of them had positive cultures; trichophyton tonsurans grew in 89% and microsporum organisms in 11%. ninety-five (99%) of the patients with positive cultures were black, and one (1%) was hispanic. the peak incidence was in the 4-to-5-year age group. boys and girls were equally affected. sixty percent of the 96 culture-proved cas ... | 1982 | 7148756 |