title: Clinico-microbiological study of dermatophytoses.
abstract: In the present series, 80 cases of dermatophytoses were subjected to mycological examination including microscopy and culture the mycological findings were correlated with clinical presentation of the patients. The isolation rate was 62.5 percent. Fungal culture was successful in 36.25 percent of cases, Trichophyton rubrum being the commonest etiological agent accounting for 55.18 percent of cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Goa Medical College, Bambolim.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Verenkar
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Roque
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003883:Arthrodermataceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D014005:Tinea / Q000453:epidemiology*