| [in vitro effectiveness of salicylic, benzoic and boric acid and diiodine thymol solutions on various strains of dermatophytes]. | in order to study the in vitro behavior of the drug used according to our formula cultures of trichophyton mentagrophytes. trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton verrucosum, trichophyton tonsurans, microsporum canis, microsporum gallinae, microsporum audouinii, microsporum gypseum and epidermophyton floccosum were prepared in order to prove its efficacy. it was found no growth in cultures to which the drug was added in different concentrations thus proving its efficacy as a fungistatic element. the i ... | 1979 | 395583 |
| a study of tinea capitis in libya (benghazi). | tinea capitis formed 20% of all superficial mycotic infections, which in turn represented 12% of all skin disease diagnosed at the skin outpatient department of al-jamaheria hospital in benghazi. the majority (94%) of tinea capitis occurred in children. a sample of 200 cases cultured revealed trichophyton schoenleinii to be the most prevalent species of dermatophyte (69.5%) followed by microsporum audouinii. (23.8%). | 1979 | 531713 |
| scalp ringworm among black children in south africa and the occurrence of trichophyton yaoundei. | the prevalence of tinea capitis among 153 children who were selected by overt signs of scalp infestation from among 658 black schoolchildren, was studied in two rural areas of the transvaal. in both areas (eastern and northern transvaal), trichophyton violaceum was the predominant dermatophyte species which was isolated. microsporum audouinii was isolated in both areas from a total of 4 children, but m. canis was the cause of only 1 infection, and that was in the eastern transvaal. five infectio ... | 1976 | 1273736 |
| forty four years of dermatophytes in a chicago clinic (1944-1988). | data are presented on 39,270 cultures taken over a 44 year span (1944-1988) at the university of chicago's dermatology clinic. in the mid 1940's microsporum audouinii accounted for 60-80% of isolates. it gradually decreased over the next two decades and disappeared altogether in the 1970's. trichophyton rubrum, rare in the 1940's accounted for over 60% of isolates in the mid-1960's only to be overtaken by t. tonsurans. this species, not isolated till the mid 1950's, became and remains the domina ... | 1992 | 1406904 |
| dermatophytosis of children in kuwait. | five hundred fifty-six children constituted 39.5% of total smear- and culture-positive cases of dermatophytosis and 0.6% of the total new dermatology outpatients seen over a period of five years. males outnumbered females. the youngest child was a 20-day-old neonate (age range 20 days-12 yrs) with a peak of fungal infections seen in patients between 4 and 6 years of age. microsporum canis was the most prevalent (70.5%) species, followed by trichophyton violaceum, microsporum audouinii, trichophy ... | 1992 | 1574472 |
| dermatophytosis of the scalp: incidence, immune response, and epidemiology. | tinea capitis remains a common infection among the pediatric population of north america. the 'gray patch' microsporum audouinii infections of the 1950's have been supplanted by the 'black dot' ringworm of trichophyton tonsurans. the clinical presentation of t. tonsurans infection is quite variable and may be related to specific host t-lymphocyte response. this dermatophytosis is most frequently incurred from contact with an infected child either directly or via a variety of fomites. current stu ... | 1990 | 2183065 |
| a survey of tinea capitis in primary school children in harare, zimbabwe. | a survey of the prevalence and appearance of tinea infections and associated dermatophytes in schools in harare is reported. of 704 children examined, 29% showed clinical evidence of tinea capitis; of these, 86% had mycological evidence of infection. dermatophytes were isolated from 69% of all the specimens. the most common was trichophyton violaceum (78% of the isolates), 9% of the dermatophytes were microsporum audouinii, and other isolates were t. mentagrophytes, t. yaoundei, m. gypseum and m ... | 1990 | 2270008 |
| keratinophilic and saprophytic fungi isolated from students' nails in egypt. | in order to determine the presence of dermatophytes and saprophytes in healthy toe and finger nails, 120 students (60 male and 60 female) from preparatory schools at sohag governorate (upper egypt) were studied. 54 species in addition to 3 varieties belonging to 17 genera were isolated. six species of true dermatophytes were collected: microsporum audouinii var. rivalieri, m. cookei, trichophyton mentagrophytes, t. simii, t. terrestre and t. verrucosum. chrysosporium, a well-known keratinophilic ... | 1990 | 2338622 |
| [dermatophyte infections caused by microsporum canis and microsporum audouinii in the greifswald area]. | report of serial diseases of dermatophytoses caused by m. canis (5 patients) and m. audouinii (9 patients). two cats and a dog were the infective source of m. canis-infection. m. audouinii-infection was stated in a children ward; here the infective source had not been detected. remarkable are the identical morphological lesions of tinea capitis resp. corporis and the affections of adults in the two groups of patients. griseofulvin therapy and additional veterinary hygienical treatment in case of ... | 1990 | 2365106 |
| dermatophyte fungi in the guinea savannah region of nigeria and the changing phase of dermatophytosis in nigeria. | approximately 8,000 patients with various skin diseases were seen at the ahmadu bello university teaching hospital, kaduna, nigeria between january 1983 and december 1986. 174 (2.2%) presented with features in which a clinical diagnosis of superficial fungal infection was made or suspected. 69 out of 190 (36.3%) of specimens taken from skin lesions or nails from these patients were mycologically positive. the fungi isolated were trichophyton rubrum (24.6%), tr. soudanense (13.0%), candida albica ... | 1989 | 2677715 |
| keratinophilic fungi from nigerian soil. | during a survey of keratinophilic fungi in nigerian soil samples, twelve species of fungi were isolated. these included chrysosporium keratinophilum, c. tropicum, curvularia lunata, microsporum audouinii, m. canis, m. fulvum, m. gypseum, m. vanbreuseghemii, trichophyton ajelloi, t. mentagrophytes, t. soudanense and t. yaoundei. these keratinophilic fungi had a higher incidence by occurrence of individual species during the rainy season (may-october) than the dry season (november-april). | 1987 | 3657901 |
| studies on the prevalence of tinea capitis infection in ile-ife, nigeria. | investigations were carried out into the prevalence of tinea capitis infection among school children in ile-ife, nigeria. the prevalence rate of clinical infection was found to be 14.02%. the infection was found to be more frequent among pupils between ages 5 and 10 years, and more prevalent among the poor than the rich (p less than 0.005). families having between 1 and 4 children had lower prevalence than families having minimum of five children (p less than 0.10). approximately one-third of th ... | 1985 | 3982491 |
| [90.: comparative studies of pure cultures on various culture media: microsporum audouinii, m. canis, trichophyton schönleinii and t. violaceum on kimmig-agar, glucose-pepton-agar and pepton-agar]. | | 1972 | 4636064 |
| [microscopic and cultural demonstration of hair infection by the fungi microsporum audouinii, trichophyton mentagrophytes and piedraia hortai]. | | 1968 | 5758284 |
| a survey of dermatophytes isolated from human patients in the united states from 1979 to 1981 with chronological listings of worldwide incidence of five dermatophytes often isolated in the united states. | a survey of dermatophytes isolated from patients seeking medical advice was made from 1979 to 1981 in the united states. the survey included 54 locations with data from 40 cities and 2 states. correlations of these data with that of the other localities of the world were made to illustrate the dynamic epidemiology of several common dermatophytes. the most often isolated dermatophyte in this survey was trichophyton rubrum having 53.66% of the total for these three calendar years. in a chronologic ... | 1984 | 6727982 |
| five-year follow-up of a man with subcutaneous mycetomas caused by microsporum audouinii. | a black man with subcutaneous mycetomas caused by microsporum audouinii was treated by a combination of griseofulvin, 18.5 g of amphotericin b, excisional surgery, and later, ketoconazole, resulting in a satisfactory arrest or cure of the clinical illness. complications of therapy included residual impaired renal function and a change in hair color from black to a rust brown color. the continued use of the term mycetoma to describe such lesions is justified. | 1982 | 7091057 |
| dermatophytic flora of ankara (turkey). | during the period july 1, 1976, to december 31, 1978, 1,227 dermatophytes were isolated from 2,702 specimens taken from suspected cases of dermatophytosis. the dermatophytic flora was found to consist mainly of anthropophilic species. trichophyton rubrum was by far the most frequently isolated species. tinea capitis was caused in 36.1% of all cases by trichophyton verrucosum, in 13.9% by microsporum canis and trichophyton violaceum, in 11.1% by trichophyton schoenleinii and trichophyton granulos ... | 1981 | 7262383 |
| mycetoma caused by microsporum audouinii. first reported case. | a 25-year-old black man had generalized tinea corporis for 19 years and had associated subcutaneous mycotic granuloma of the scalp and nape of the neck for 17 years. the dermatophyte from the skin was identified as microsporum audouinii and responded to oral griseofulvin treatment. biopsy specimens of the subcutaneous nodules revealed yellowish granules containing masses of irregularly septated hyaline hyphae with frequent vesicles. this fungus differed only in gross colonial morphology from the ... | 1980 | 7361729 |
| incidence of dermatophytes in the san francisco bay area. | a total of 1,101 patients was studied for the incidence and distribution of dermatophytes in the san francisco bay area from 1974 to 1978. 267 dermatophytes were isolated and identified. trichophyton rubrum and trichophyton tonsurans were the most prevalent dermatophytes. t. rubrum caused 83% of tinea pedis, 82% of tinea unguium, 80% of tinea manuum and 66% of tinea cruris. t. tonsurans was the major cause of tinea capitis (60%) followed by microsporum canis. microsporum audouinii was not encoun ... | 1980 | 7398991 |
| tinea capitis in lahore, pakistan. | the causative fungi of tinea capitis vary with geography and time. this study was planned to identify the etiologic agents and determine clinicoetiologic correlations of tinea capitis in lahore, pakistan. | 1994 | 8021080 |
| ultrastructure of trichophyton violaceum. | the ultrastructure of different fungi have been described in recent literature; however, few reports have concerned dermatophytes. | 1993 | 8440569 |
| the aetiological agents of superficial cutaneous mycoses in jos, plateau state of nigeria. | a survey of superficial skin mycoses was carried out among miners and office workers employed in different establishments in jos, nigeria. mycotic infection was demonstrable by microscopy and culture in 45 (10.4%) subjects: 20 males and 25 females. malassezia furfur was the predominant aetiological agent, followed by candida albicans and trichophyton soudanense. other aetiological agents frequently recovered were t. rubrum., t. mentagrophytes., microsporum audouinii and trichosporon beigelii. | 1995 | 8531940 |
| [antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory actions of tea-leaf saponin]. | antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory actions of tea-leaf saponin, which was a mixture of saponin separated from leaves of camellia sinensis var. sinensis, were investigated. tea-leaf saponin showed relatively high antimicrobial activity against pathogenic dermal fungi and its mic value for microsporum audouinii was 10 microgam/ml. on the other hand, tea-leaf saponin inhibited rat paw edema induced by carrageenin in a dose dependent manner. activation of hyaluronidase, one of the enzymes involved ... | 1996 | 8721352 |
| a randomized double-blind comparative study of terbinafine for 1, 2 and 4 weeks in tinea capitis. | we report a randomized, double-blind study, comparing the relative efficacy and tolerability of oral terbinafine, given for 1, 2 or 4 weeks, in tinea capitis. of 161 evaluable patients, 53 were treated with terbinafine for 1 week, 51 for 2 weeks and 57 for 4 weeks. isolated pathogens included trichophyton violaceum (71.5%), t. tonsurans (14.9%), t. verrucosum (4.3%), microsporum audouinii (4.3%), m. canis (2.5%), t. schoenleinii (1.9%) and t. mentagrophytes (0.6%). the final evaluation, at 12 we ... | 1996 | 8776365 |
| the spectrum of dermatophytes in northern malawi (africa). | between 1.5% and 2.5% of the population in karonga district, northern malawi (africa), were diagnosed as having tinea faciei, corporis, inguinalis or cruris in the course of a total population survey carried out between 1987 and 1989. with regard to the relative frequency distribution of dermatophytes, the main findings were the rarity of trichophyton rubrum (around 1%) and the predominance of microsporum audouinii (57%) in this part of africa. in the genital area epidermophyton floccosum was th ... | 1996 | 9009648 |
| dermatophytosis in schoolchildren in ekpoma, nigeria. | of 1400 pupils from two public primary schools in ekpoma, edo state, nigeria, who were screened for dermatophyte infection, 188 (13.4%) were infected. the causative agents isolated included microsporum audouinii in 88 (46.8%), trichophyton mentagrophytes in 48 (25.5%), t. rubrum in 40 (21.3%), t. tonsurans in four (2.1%) and epidermophyton floccosum in eight (4.3%). there were significant differences in the rate of infection between male and female schoolchildren as well as between children from ... | 1996 | 9009650 |
| dermatophytomycoses in children in rural kenya: the impact of primary health care. | in a survey of 5780 children from 13 schools in rural kisumu district (western kenya) in 1993, a prevalence rate of dermatophytomycoses of 10.1% was found. three-quarters of the affected children suffered from tinea capitis (prevalence rate 7.8%), caused by microsporum audouinii var. langeronii, trichophyton violaceum and microsporum canis. in 1994, a dermatology programme within the primary health care system was started. twelve community health workers (chws), trained in diagnosis and treatmen ... | 1997 | 9260482 |
| [dermatophytes isolated in our clinics. 5-year-study in zaragoza]. | this review summarizes the different species of dermatophytes isolates in our laboratory between 1991 and 1995. we describe the clinical forms and establish the distribution over this period of time. | 1997 | 9580210 |
| [scanning electron microscope sudy of the morphology of fungi isolated from patients at the aristide la dantec hospital in dakar, senegal]. | in order to improve the identification of fungi usually isolated among some patients at dantec hospital, a study by scanning electron microscopy has been carried out. it deals with four species of yeasts (candida albicans, candida parapsilosis, rhodotorula rubra sacharomyces cerevisiae) six species of dermatophytes (trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton soudanense, trichophyton interdigitale, microsporum canis, trichophyton violaceum, microsporum audouinii); two species of mildew, (aspergullus flavu ... | 1996 | 9827085 |
| tinea capitis: a current perspective. | during the past 50 years, the predominant etiologic agent of tinea capitis in the united states and in western europe has changed from microsporum audouinii to trichophyton tonsurans. this is thought to be due in part to the sensitivity of m audouinii to griseofulvin treatment and, in part, due to the importing of t tonsurans by people emigrating from geographic areas where that vector had been the prominent cause of tinea capitis. with these changes, prospects for newer therapies with the novel ... | 2000 | 10607315 |
| broad spectrum herbal therapy against superficial fungal infections. | skin disease associated with keratinized tissues in animal and human beings has been investigated. the essential oil of eucalyptus pauciflora in vitro showed strong antifungal activity at 1.0 microl/ml against human pathogenic fungi, viz. epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum audouinii, m. canis, m. gypseum, m. nanum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, t. rubrum, t. tonsurans and t. violaceum. the oil has heavy doses of inoculum potential at 1.0 microl/ml. moreover, it did not exhibit any adverse effe ... | 2000 | 10657767 |
| [microsporum canis mycetoma of the scalp]. | mycetoma is a chronic subcutaneous tumefaction with presence of grains or granules. etiological agents include bacteria or filamentous fungi. mycetoma due to dermatophytes is uncommon, mainly occurring in africa. to our knowledge, no case has been reported in the west indies. only two observations of micosporum canis mycetoma in humans have been reported in the literature. we report a third case of mycetoma of the scalp caused by this fungus. | 2000 | 11011164 |
| a randomized comparison of 4 weeks of terbinafine vs. 8 weeks of griseofulvin for the treatment of tinea capitis. | tinea capitis is a common childhood infection that has recently become more frequent in urban areas in europe and the u.s.a. the current licensed treatment in children is griseofulvin 10 mg kg(-1) daily, which is usually given for 6--8 weeks. | 2001 | 11251566 |
| the aetiological agents of tinea capitis in zaragoza (spain). | between 1977 and 1997, 190 cases of tinea capitis were observed. the age groups most commonly infected were 1-10 years old. the following dermatophytes were isolated: microsporum canis (119), trichophyton mentagrophytes (57), trichophyton tonsurans (seven), trichophyton verrucosum (three), trichophyton violaceum (one), trichophyton schoenleinii (one), trichophyton soudanense (one) and microsporum audouinii (one). | 2001 | 11398641 |
| keratinolytic activity of five human isolates of the dermatophytes. | the keratinolytic activity of five species of the dermatophytes which include trichophyton rubrum, t. mentagrophytes, t. tonsurans, microsporum audouinii and m. gypseum isolated from school children were tested using human hair as the substrate. m. gypseum was found to possess the highest keratinolytic activity with a net value of released protein being 78.8 ug/ml after five weeks of incubation. also the net value of released protein for t. tonsurans, t. rubrum, t. mentagrophytes and m. audouini ... | 2000 | 11668942 |
| [an outbreak of tinea capitis in a child care center]. | we describe an outbreak of tinea capitis in a kindergarten. individuals with relation to the institution were examined clinically and mycologically (n = 98). microsporum audouinii was cultured from 12 people, out of whom eight patients had tinea capitis and seven patients had tinea corporis. three patients had both tinea capitis and tinea corporis. the problems with spread of anthropophilic infections and the difficulties with treatment of microsporum dermatophytes are discussed. | 2002 | 12523227 |
| dermatophytes isolated from patients in university hospital, kuala lumpur, malaysia. | a total of 576 dermatophytes were isolated from patients with a variety of skin infections from january 1993 to may 2000. ten species of dermatophytes were identified: epidermophyton floccosum (0.7%), microsporum audouinii (1.1%), m. canis (3.1%), m. gypseum (0.3%), trichophyton concentricum (3.5%), t. equinum (0.2%), t. mentagrophytes (36.1%), t. rubrum (53.8%), t. verrucosum (0.2) and t. violaceum (1.0%). the body sites most frequently affected by dermatophytes were the buttocks, nails and tru ... | 2002 | 12650596 |
| an outbreak of tinea capitis in a child care centre. | we describe an outbreak of tinea capitis in a kindergarten. individuals with relation to the institution were examined clinically and mycologically (n-98), microsporum audouinii was cultured from 12 people, out of whom eight patients had tinea capitis, four patients had tinea corporis, and three patients had both. the problems with spread of anthropophilic infections and the difficulties with treatment of microsporum dermatophytes are discussed. | 2003 | 12705146 |
| tinea capitis in a newborn infected by microsporum audouinii in spain. | | 2003 | 12705769 |
| [the change of dermatophyte spectrum in dermatomycoses]. | the spectrum of dermatophytes out of mycotic skin lesions had changed in last 70 years. before the second world war in germany microsporum audouinii and epidermophyton floccosum held the first position, since the fifties of last century trichophyton rubrum is the most frequently isolated dermatophyte accounting for 80-90% of the strains, followed by t. mentagrophytes. this development is typical for central and north europe and is connected with the increase in the incidence of tinea pedis. in c ... | 2003 | 12955853 |
| spontaneous microsporum audouinii infection in a guinea pig. | | 1957 | 13439222 |
| isolation of microsporum audouinii from a dog. | | 1957 | 13439223 |
| nonfluorescent microsporum audouinii scalp infections. presence among school children. | | 1963 | 14011465 |
| tinea capitis due to microsporum audouinii in malta. | we describe a case of tinea capitis in a 4-year-old boy caused by microsporum audouinii var. langeronii. this is the first recorded case of tinea capitis due to this dermatophyte in the maltese islands. | 2003 | 14622396 |
| tinea capitis among children and adolescents in the farwaniya region of kuwait. | analysis of 325 patients (182 males, 143 females) of mycologically proven tinea capitis (tc) seen over a period of two years from january 2001--december 2002 in the farwaniya region of kuwait is presented in this study. the age range was 8 months to 17 years. peak incidence was observed in the 3-14 year age group (79.6%). positive family history and contact with pets were noted in 22% and 36.7% of the cases, respectively. the non-inflammatory 'gray patch' variety was the most common clinical typ ... | 2003 | 14739518 |
| in vitro antifungal activity of sertaconazole against 309 dermatophyte clinical isolates. | three hundred and nine strains belonging to 11 species of dermatophyte moulds were tested against sertaconazole following mainly the national committee for clinical laboratory standards (m38-p) for filamentous fungi. however, several important factors such as the temperature (28 degrees c vs 35 degrees c) and time of incubation (4-10 d vs 21-74 h), have been modified. sertaconazole was active against all the clinically important dermatophyte moulds involved in human infections tested. overall ge ... | 2003 | 14998079 |
| immunity of the adult scalp to infection with microsporum audouinii. | | 1950 | 15422183 |
| endemic of infection with microsporum audouinii in a family of eight persons. | | 1950 | 15426315 |
| population structure and evolutionary origins of microsporum canis, m. ferrugineum and m. audouinii. | the recurrent evolutionary emergence of asexual lineages within sexual zoo- and anthropophilic dermatophyte species living in animal-frequented soil is likely to be triggered by changes in ecological niche, i.e., shifts of host animal. subsequent adaptation to the new host species is noted. sometimes geographic isolation or intrinsic host factors like human race may also play a role in speciation. in the present study, we elaborate concepts of speciation in dermatophytes using the microsporum ca ... | 2004 | 15450196 |
| [tinea capitis by microsporum audouinii]. | we report the case of a four year-old girl from equatorial guinea who had been living in spain for the last month. she presented several alopecic patches on the scalp. the direct study of the hair with 40% koh showed an ectothrix infection and the mycological study revealed the etiologic agent was microsporum audouinii. we present this case because of its rarity in our country and we point out the increasing interest of the imported tineas due to immigration from african countries. | 2001 | 15487914 |
| tinea capitis in infants in their first year of life. | tinea capitis is the most common type of dermatophytosis in children, but is uncommon in the first year of life. | 2004 | 15491432 |
| chemical composition and antidermatophytic properties of volatile fractions of hexanic extract from leaves of cupressus lusitanica mill. from cameroon. | the chemical composition of five column fractions of hexanic leaf extract of cupressus lusitanica were analysed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and then tested for their antidermatophytic activities using the agar dilution method. the first fraction (f(1)) has only hydrocabon monoterpenes with alpha-pinene (80.0%) as major component. the main constituents of the second fraction (f(2)) were epi-bicyclosesquiphellandrene (35.3%), epi-zonarene (10.3%), 1s, cis-calamen ... | 2006 | 16169171 |
| prevalence of dermatophytic fungal infections in children: a recent study in anambra state, nigeria. | we conducted a recent survey of dermatological fungal infections amongst children in both urban and rural parts of anambra state in the south-east geographical flank of nigeria during the period january 2003 to december 2003. samples were collected from 1624 children with clinically suggestive lesions and also between the ages of 4 and 16. young children aged 7-11 and 4- 6 years had significantly higher incidences (p < 0.05) than their older colleagues aged 12-16 years among samples proved to be ... | 2005 | 16205973 |
| dermatophytoses in monterrey, méxico. | in the present report we reviewed a total of 2397 cases of dermatophytosis from superficial cutaneous lesions between the years 1978 and 1990. the cases included were from the department of dermatology at the university hospital located in the city of monterrey, méxico. a total of 726 tinea pedis, 613 tinea unguium, 441 tinea capitis, 395 tinea corporis and 222 tinea cruris cases were observed. the most commonly isolated dermatophyte species was trichophyton rubrum (45%), followed by trichophyto ... | 2006 | 16466445 |
| the changing pattern of tinea capitis in jamaica. | the species of dermatophyte fungi causing tinea capitis vary from country to country and may also change with time. this study was done to identify the predominant organisms causing tinea capitis in the jamaican population. it was a retrospective study looking at all fungal culture requests to the microbiology department at the university hospital of the west indies during the period january 1, 1998 to december 31, 2002. the results showed a gradual switch from the dominance of microsporum audou ... | 2006 | 16921700 |
| specific primers for rapid detection of microsporum audouinii by pcr in clinical samples. | this report describes application of pcr fingerprinting to identify common species of dermatophytes using the microsatellite primers m13, (gaca)4, and (gtg)5. the initial pcr analysis rendered a specific dna fragment for microsporum audouinii, which was cloned and sequenced. based on the sequencing data of this fragment, forward (ma_1f) and reverse (ma_1r) primers were designed and verified by pcr to establish their reliability in the diagnosis of m. audouinii. these primers produced a singular ... | 2006 | 17005755 |
| tinea capitis among rural school children of the district of magude, in maputo province, mozambique. | the study was carried out in two rural primary schools of the district of magude, the largest district of maputo province in 2001. the prevalence of tinea capitis in each school was 11.6% (49/422) and 6.8% (18/263) and affected predominantly male children. the most common dermatophytes isolated from both schools were microsporum audouinii. however, trichophyton mentagrophytes was also found to be an important causal agent of tinea capitis in the district of magude. although the prevalence of tin ... | 2006 | 17022765 |
| prevalence of dermatophytosis in junior secondary schoolchildren in ogun state, nigeria. | a total of 2772 randomly selected junior secondary school pupils (aged 8-14) from 60 schools were examined for dermatophytic infections by direct microscopy and culture-based laboratory diagnostic methods. of these, 641 (23.21%) had dermatophytosis. out of these, 376 (13.56%) were male while 265 (9.56%) were female. aetiological agents identified with infection were microsporum canis (30.19%), microsporum audouinii (32.92%), trichophyton interdigitale (14.37%), trichophyton soudanense (9.73%) an ... | 2006 | 17022768 |
| dectin-2 is a pattern recognition receptor for fungi that couples with the fc receptor gamma chain to induce innate immune responses. | antigen presenting cells recognize pathogens via pattern recognition receptors (prr), which upon ligation transduce intracellular signals that can induce innate immune responses. because some c-type lectin-like receptors (e.g. dectin-1 and dcsign) were shown to act as prr for particular microbes, we considered a similar role for dectin-2. binding assays using soluble dectin-2 receptors showed the extracellular domain to bind preferentially to hyphal (rather than yeast/conidial) components of can ... | 2006 | 17050534 |
| antidermatophytic triterpenoids from syzygium jambos (l.) alston (myrtaceae). | chemical investigation of the etoac extract of the stem bark of syzygium jambos (l.) alston (myrtaceae) afforded a number of known triterpenes such as friedelin, beta-amyrin acetate, betulinic acid and lupeol. friedelin was submitted to a baeyer-villiger oxidation, and was also reduced with lialh(4) to give the known friedelolactone and friedelanol, respectively. these compounds were identified by comparison of nmr spectral data with those from the literature. the etoac extract and the isolated ... | 2007 | 17128435 |
| five-hour diagnosis of dermatophyte nail infections with specific detection of trichophyton rubrum. | a rapid two-step dna extraction method and a multiplex pcr for the detection of dermatophytes in general and trichophyton rubrum specifically were developed and evaluated with dna extracted from pure cultures and from clinically diseased nails. dna from the following dermatophytes was used: epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum audouinii, microsporum canis, microsporum gypseum, microsporum nanum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton schoenleinii, trichophyton soudanense ... | 2007 | 17267633 |
| pycnanthuquinone c: a new terpenoid-quinone from pycnanthus angolensis. | a new compound containing a unique terpenoid-quinone skeleton, pycnanthuquinone c (1) along with the known sargachromenol (2), prunetin (3), biochanin a (4), calopiptin (5), (12 s,13 s)-12,13-dihydroxylabda-8(17),14-dien-18-oic acid (6), (12 r,13 s)-12,13-dihydroxylabda-8(17),14-dien-18-oic acid (7), and sitosterol 3- o-beta- d-glucopyranoside (8), were isolated from the stem bark of pycnanthus angolensis. their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic means and comparison with published data ... | 2007 | 17295184 |
| epidemiology of dermatophytoses in a rural community in eastern nigeria and review of literature from africa. | a total of 4,287 primary school children, comprising 1,740 males and 2,547 females in arochukwu local government area of abia state nigeria were examined for clinical signs of dermatophytoses. about 873 (20.4%), consisting of 505 males and 368 females had lesions consistent with dermatophytoses. the disease was more prevalent in males (29%) than females (14.4%) in a ratio of approximately 2:1 (p < 0.05). the infection rate increased from 16.8% in the 4-6 year age group to a peak of 28.1% in the ... | 2007 | 17657581 |
| epidemiology of tinea capitis in europe: current state and changing patterns. | tinea capitis (scalp ringworm) is the most common dermatophyte infection of the scalp affecting mainly children and rarely adults. the epidemiology of tinea capitis varies within different geographical areas throughout the world. it may occur sporadically or epidemically and an increase in its incidence has been noted over the last few decades. the aim of the study is to obtain a general overview of the current state and changing pattern of tinea capitis in europe. according to the literature, t ... | 2007 | 17681048 |
| identification of dermatophytes by an oligonucleotide array. | species of dermatophytes are classified into three anamorphic (asexual) genera, epidermophyton, microsporum, and trichophyton. conventional methods used to identify dermatophytes are often lengthy and may be inconclusive because of atypical microscopic or colony morphology. based on the internal transcribed spacer 1 (its-1) and its-2 sequences of the rrna genes, an oligonucleotide array was developed to identify 17 dermatophyte species. the method consisted of pcr amplification of the its region ... | 2007 | 17687010 |
| tinea capitis among children at one suburban primary school in the city of maputo, mozambique. | this study evaluated the prevalence of tinea capitis among schoolchildren at one primary school and also identified the causative agents. scalp flakes were collected from children presenting clinical signs suggestive of tinea capitis. dermatophytes were identified by following standard mycological procedures. this study found a clinical prevalence of tinea capitis of 9.6% (110/1149). the dermatophytes isolated were microsporum audouinii, trichophyton violaceum, and trichophyton mentagrophytes. t ... | 2007 | 17876474 |
| tinea capitis among primary school children in anambra state of nigeria. | tinea capitis continues to be a common problem of infancy and childhood, particularly among those living in unhygienic crowded conditions. the prevalence and aetiology of tinea capitis have not been well defined in anambra state of nigeria - hence the need to undertake this study. a total of 47,723 primary school children residing in different regions of the state was screened for tinea capitis between 2002 and 2005. of this number, 4498 (9.4%) had tinea capitis. the highest prevalence of the di ... | 2008 | 18422917 |
| tinea capitis among primary school children in some parts of central nigeria. | tinea capitis is the most common superficial mycosis in children of school age. although it is of public health importance, it is not a reportable or notifiable disease; therefore, actual prevalence figures are unknown in many endemic areas. the aim of this work was to determine the prevalence of tinea capitis among primary school children in two states in central nigeria, highlighting the main aetiological agents of the infection and possible predisposing factors. a total of 28 505 primary scho ... | 2008 | 18422924 |
| synthesis and biological activity of peptide derivatives of iodoquinazolinones/nitroimidazoles. | two substituted quinazolinyl/imidazolyl-salicylic acids 5, 6 were synthesized by the reaction of 6-iodo-2-methylbenzoxazin-4-one/5-nitroimidazole with 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-asa). coupling of compounds 5 and 6 with different amino acid ester hydrochlorides, dipeptide and tripeptide methyl esters yielded novel quinazolino/imidazolopeptide derivatives 5a-f and 6a-g. the chemical structures of all newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by means of ft-ir, (1)h- and (13)c-nmr, msand elemental a ... | 2008 | 18463598 |
| [mycological view of dermatophytes in humans.]. | dermatophytes are a group of closely related fungi that have the capacity to invade keratinized tissue (skin, hair, and nails) of humans and animals to produce an infection, dermatophytosis, commonly referred to as ringworm. dermatophytoses are common of world wide: in the united states, microsporum audouinii and microsporum canis, once the major agents of tinea capitis, have been superseded by trichophyton tonsurans. since the 1950s, t. tonsuranshas advanced from mexico and the caribbean and is ... | 1999 | 18473586 |
| updates on the epidemiology of dermatophyte infections. | the spectrum of dermatophytes isolated from skin lesions had changed in last 70 years. before the second world war in germany, microsporum audouinii and epidermophyton floccosum ranked the first, whereas trichophyton rubrum is the most common dermatophyte since the fifties of last century, accounting for 80-90% of the strains, followed by t. mentagrophytes. this evolution is typical for central and north europe and it needs to be connected with the increase in the incidence of tinea pedis. in co ... | 2008 | 18478365 |
| high prevalence of tinea capitis in newly arrived migrants at an english-language school, melbourne, 2005. | to investigate a reported increase in tinea capitis in an english-language school to determine if it was an outbreak and whether control measures were warranted. | 2008 | 18601634 |
| 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 |
| an antifungal property of crude plant extracts from anogeissus leiocarpus and terminalia avicennioides. | chloroform, ethanolic, methanolic, ethyl acetate and aqueous root extracts of anogeissus leiocarpus and terminalia avicennioides were investigated in vitro for antifungal activities against aspergillus niger, aspergillus fumigatus, penicillium species, microsporum audouinii and trichophyton rubrum using radial growth technique. the plant extracts inhibited the growth of all the test organisms. the minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) of the extracts ranged between 0.03 microg/ml and 0.07 micro ... | 2008 | 18680963 |
| clinico-etiologic correlates of onychomycosis in sikkim. | the etiological spectrum of any superficial mycosis is largely dependent on the flora in the immediate environment of the individual. it is influenced by the geographic, climatic and occupational factors. the study is basically to formulate baseline data for the species prevalence of various dermatophytes in patients with onychomycosis attending the central referral hospital, gangtok, sikkim. | 2009 | 19332910 |
| antimicrobial activity of the crude extract, fractions and compounds from stem bark of ficus ovata (moraceae). | this study was designed to investigate the antimicrobial activities of the methanol extracts from the stem bark of ficus ovata (fob), fractions (fob1-6) and compounds isolated following bio-guided fractionation [3-friedelanone (1), taraxeryl acetate (2), betulinic acid (3), oleanoïc acid (4), 2-hydroxyisoprunetin (5), 6,7-(2-isopropenyl furo)-5,2,4-trihydroxyisoflavone (6), cajanin (7) and protocatechuic acid (8)]. | 2009 | 19450673 |
| tinea corporis caused by an unusual strain of microsporum audouinii that perforates hair in vitro. | we report on a dermatophyte infection acquired by a young woman from germany who had worked in ghana. the strain isolated from her skin lesions showed morphological and physiological features compatible with microsporum audouinii but a clearly positive hair perforation test made its definite identification by conventional methods equivocal. a genetic analysis finally unambiguously revealed microsporum audouinii. this is the first observation of a microsporum audouinii strain with a positive hair ... | 2010 | 19538519 |
| distribution of dermatophytes and other related fungi in jaipur city, with particular reference to soil ph. | screening of 217 soil samples of different habitats, such as pg study centre, garden, farmhouse, nursery, roadside, hostel, animal habitat, bird habitat, marriage garden, temple, vegetable market and house dust, was carried out for the presence of dermatophytes and related fungi in relation to soil ph. a total of 461 isolates belonging to 26 genera and 34 species were recorded. soil ph values vary from 3 to 10.5. trichophyton verrucosum, microsporum audouinii and m. canis were isolated for the f ... | 2011 | 19638000 |
| tinea capitis caused by trichophyton soudanense and microsporum audouinii in an adult: a case report. | this report presents a rare case of tinea capitis caused by trichophyton soudanense and microsporum audouinii in a 31-year-old woman from senegal. the patient showed atrophic skin lesions causing cicatricial alopecia, scarring being caused by two aetiological agents uncommon in spain. | 2011 | 19712077 |
| binding of dc-hil to dermatophytic fungi induces tyrosine phosphorylation and potentiates antigen presenting cell function. | apcs express receptors recognizing microbes and regulating immune responses by binding to corresponding ligands on immune cells. having discovered a novel inhibitory pathway triggered by ligation of dc-hil on apc to a heparin/heparan sulfate-like saccharide of syndecan-4 on activated t cells, we posited dc-hil can recognize microbial pathogens in a similar manner. we showed soluble recombinant dc-hil to bind the dermatophytes trichophyton rubrum and microsporum audouinii, but not several bacteri ... | 2009 | 19794069 |
| diagnostic pcr tests for microsporum audouinii, m. canis and trichophyton infections. | since traditional diagnosis of dermatophyte infections is slow, we present a rapid new pcr test for detection of trichophyton spp., microsporum canis and m. audouinii infections. the performance of the test was evaluated with: 58 dermatophyte isolates; 10 yeast, mould and human dna control samples; 25 routine specimens from patients suspected of having dermatophytosis; 10 hair specimens from guinea pigs experimentally infected with m. canis; and two samples from un-infected control animals. dna ... | 2010 | 19886764 |
| [emergence of microsporum audouinii and trichophyton tonsurans as causative organisms of tinea capitis in the dominican republic]. | tinea capitis affects mainly children. the frequency and causative organism vary from region to region. | 2010 | 20487688 |
| prevalence and causative fungal species of tinea capitis among schoolchildren in gabon. | summary tinea capitis is endemic among schoolchildren in tropical africa. the objective was to determine the prevalence of symptomatic tinea capitis in schoolchildren in gabon. a cross-sectional study was conducted with 454 children aged 4-17 years, attending a rural school and an urban school. the diagnosis of tinea capitis was based on clinically manifest infection, direct microscopic examination using 20% potassium hydroxide (koh) solution and fungal culture. based on clinical examination, 10 ... | 2010 | 20637052 |
| microsporum audouinii tinea capitis in a swiss school: assessment and management of patients and asymptomatic carriers. | we report three cases involving 7- to 8-year-old children from a swiss school who had refractory tinea capitis due to an unusual strain of microsporum audouinii which perforates hair in vitro. the patients showed no response to modern oral antifungal drugs like terbinafine and fluconazole. after switching to oral griseofulvin, two of the patients had a complete recovery, while the third was cured after the introduction of oral itraconazole. given the high potential for contagion of this anthropo ... | 2010 | 20936914 |
| total synthesis and antimicrobial activity of a natural cycloheptapeptide of marine origin. | the present study deals with the first total synthesis of the proline-rich cyclopolypeptide stylisin 2 via a solution phase technique by coupling of the boc-l-pro-l-ile-l-pro-oh tripeptide unit with the l-phe-l-pro-l-pro-l-tyr-ome tetrapeptide unit, followed by cyclization of the resulting linear heptapeptide fragment. the chemical structure of the finally synthesized peptide was elucidated by ftir, ¹h/¹³c-nmr and fab ms spectral data, as well as elemental analyses. the newly synthesized peptide ... | 2010 | 20948913 |
| prevalence of dermatophytosis among primary school children in oke-oyi community of kwara state. | background: dermatophytic infections have been known to impact negatively on health and well-being of children. this study was undertaken to determine the prevalence, clinical types as well as the etiologic organisms of dermatophyte infection among primary school children aged 5-16 years in oke-oyi community in kwara state. materials and methods: a 4-months descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out among 602 children aged 5-16 years in oke-oyi community, in kwara state. results: the pre ... | 2011 | 21493987 |
| Identification of rare macroconidia-producing dermatophytic fungi by real-time PCR. | To understand the pathogenicity and clinical significance of dermatophytes (also known as ringworms), the correct identification of these molds is essential. However, in routine practice they are notoriously difficult to classify and identify. The morphology of macroconidia, which are abundantly produced under suitable in vitro conditions, have provided useful criteria for the identification of many of the dermatophytes. However, several of them, including Microsporum audouinii, M. ferrugineum, ... | 2011 | 21954954 |
| multilocus differentiation of the related dermatophytes microsporum canis, microsporum ferrugineum and microsporum audouinii. | microsporum ferrugineum, an uncommon causative agent of dermatophytosis, has restricted endemicity. iranian strains suspected to be m. ferrugineum from two patients with tinea were analysed using the rdna internal transcribed spacer (its) region and the partial β-tubulin (bt2) and translation elongation factor 1-α (tef1) genes. strains were compared to reference strains to differentiate m. ferrugineum from its relatives microsporum canis and microsporum audouinii. inter-species differences for t ... | 2012 | 21903828 |
| antidermatophytic and toxicological evaluations of dichloromethane-methanol extract, fractions and compounds isolated from coula edulis. | background:coula edulis bail (olacaceae), is an evergreen tree growing to a height of 25. this study aimed at evaluating the antidermatophytic and toxicological properties of the stem bark of c. edulis extract as well as fractions and compounds isolated from it.methods: the plant extract was prepared by maceration in ch(2)cl(2)-meoh (1:1 v/v). the fractionation of this extract was done by silica gel column chromatography. antidermatophytic activities were assayed using agar dilution method. the ... | 2011 | 23357938 |
| biodiversity of keratinophilic fungal flora in university campus, jaipur, india. | soil is well known to support the transient or ongoing existence of keratinophilic fungi and potential source of infection for human and animals | 2012 | 23304673 |
| dermatophyte and non dermatophyte fungi in riyadh city, saudi arabia. | dermatophytes are a scientific label for a group of three genera (microsporum, epidermophyton and trichophyton) of fungus that causes skin disease in animals and humans. conventional methods for identification of these fungi are rapid and simple but are not accurate comparing to molecular methods. | 2015 | 26288566 |
| [trichophyton violaceum : main cause of tinea capitis in children at mbarara regional referral hospital in uganda]. | tinea capitis is caused by anthropophilic, zoophilic or geophilic dermatophytes of the genera microsporum or trichophyton. | 2016 | 27341825 |
| a new sphingolipid and furanocoumarins with antimicrobial activity from ficus exasperata. | from the methanol extract of the stem bark of ficus exasperata, a new sphingolipid named ficusamide, (2s,3s,4r,11e)-2-[(2',3'-dihydroxyhexacosanoylamino)]-11-octadecene-1,3,4-triol (1), along with three known furanocoumarins, (s)-(-) oxypeucedanin hydrate (2), (r)-(+) oxypeucedanin hydrate (3), bergapten (5-methoxypsoralen) and six other known compounds, were isolated. their structures were characterized basing on spectroscopic methods and chemical evidence. compounds (1-3) were analyzed for the ... | 2012 | 22863713 |
| first total synthesis and biological screening of a proline-rich cyclopeptide from a caribbean marine sponge. | a natural heptacyclopeptide, stylissamide g (7), previously isolated from the bahamian marine sponge stylissa caribica from the caribbean sea, was synthesized via coupling of the tetrapeptide l-phenylalanyl-l-prolyl-l-phenylalanyl-l-proline methyl ester with the tripeptide boc-l-leucyl-l-isoleucyl-l-proline, followed by cyclization of the linear heptapeptide fragment. the structure of the synthesized cyclooligopeptide was confirmed using quantitative elemental analysis, ft-ir, ¹h nmr, (13)c nmr ... | 2016 | 27983681 |
| antifungal activity of clove essential oil and its volatile vapour against dermatophytic fungi. | antifungal activities of clove essential oil and its volatile vapour against dermatophytic fungi including candida albicans, epidermophyton floccosum. microsporum audouinii, trichophyton mentagrophytes, and trichophyton rubrum were investigated. both clove essential oil and its volatile vapour strongly inhibit spore germination and mycelial growth of the dermatophytic fungi tested. the volatile vapour of clove essential oil showed fungistatic activity whereas direct application of clove essentia ... | 2007 | 24015106 |
| the changing face of dermatophytic infections worldwide. | dermatophytes evolve along with the geography and socioeconomic conditions. epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum audouinii and trichophyton schoenleinii acted as the major pathogens of superficial fungal diseases 100 years ago, but their frequency decreased dramatically since the middle of the twentieth century and they are limited to some less-developed countries nowadays; meanwhile, frequency of trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton interdigitale, trichophyton tonsurans and microsporum canis incr ... | 2017 | 27783316 |
| public health significance of dermatophytes in ismailia and port said provinces, egypt. | [corrected] dermatophytes are common in both developed and developing countries, the species involved and the resulting clinical entities vary geographically. | 2013 | 23760076 |
| a multicenter clinicomycological study evaluating the spectrum of adult tinea capitis in egypt. | tinea capitis (tc) is a common fungal infection in children but is less frequently encountered in adults. this study evaluates the clinical characteristics and mycological studies of adult tc among the egyptian population. | 2013 | 24336943 |
| pcr and real-time pcr approaches to the identification of arthroderma otae species microsporum canis and microsporum audouinii/microsporum ferrugineum. | the identification of species in the arthroderma otae complex is essential to determine the origin of infection and to eliminate the risk of transmission. microsporum canis is a zoophilic species, whereas microsporum audouinii and microsporum ferrugineum are anthropophilic species. in this paper, we propose alternative methods that permit species-specific identification of both anthropophilic and zoophilic members of the a. otae complex methods: two pcr assays were designed based on differences ... | 2016 | 27306227 |
| continuous increase of trichophyton tonsurans as a cause of tinea capitis in the urban area of paris, france: a 5-year-long study. | tinea capitis (tc) is a highly contagious fungal infection of the scalp due to dermatophytes in children. to obtain information on the epidemiology of tc in the urban area of paris, we analysed the microbiological results of 3090 patients seen with suspected tc from october 2010 to september 2015 at saint louis hospital, paris, france. a peak of tc was observed in 3-6 year-old children, followed by a progressive decrease until 16 years of age. of the 1311 positive cultures, 95% (1246) yielded on ... | 2016 | 27744309 |