| dermatophytes in northern finland in 1982-90. | the epidemiology of human dermatophytes was studied in northern finland in 1982-90. the samples were analysed at the department of medical microbiology, university of oulu. the total number of samples was 17,822, of which 3185 (18%) were positive. the annual number of samples and positive cultures remained relatively constant. trichophyton rubrum was the most common species being isolated from 2101 samples (66% of all positive cultures), while trichophyton mentagrophytes was isolated from 815 sa ... | 1995 | 8569818 |