Isolation of dermatophytes from footwear with adhesive tape strips.
In a study of 34 patients with clinically active tinea pedis it was possible to isolate the responsible dermatophyte from the patients footwear with adhesive tape strips in 41% of the cases. Overgrowth of contaminants was found in most of the rest of the cases. Trichophyton rubrum was the predominant species isolated.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003883:Arthrodermataceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012775:Shoes; D014008:Tinea Pedis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*