title: [Incidence of various etiologic agents of superficial mycosis].
abstract: In a retrospective review of laboratory records at the Department of Mycology, National Institute of Microbiology "Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán", during the period June 1989-July 1991, 1225 putatively immunocompetent cases of superficial mycoses were identified. Ninety five percent of these patients were adults and 5% children. Among the total cases, dermatomycoses were caused, 67.6% by dermatophytes, 25.9% by yeasts, 5.9% by Malassezia furfur. and 0.5% by other fungi, as proven by the isolation of the etiological agents. (Figure 1, Table 2). Among the dermatophytes Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes greatly predominated accounting for 66.6% and 20.0% of the isolates, respectively, whereas Microsporum canis (8.0%). Epidermophyton floccosum (5.1%) and Microsporum gypseum (0.3%) were found with less frequency (Figure 2). Nails (47%) were the most common source of isolates in adults, followed by feet (28%), smooth skin (15%), groin (5%) and hands (2%) (Table 1). Regarding the relative efficiency of the diagnostic methods, the analyses of laboratory results evidenced that, 98% of the cases with clinical findings compatible with mycoses and 76% of the cases with positive cultures (Table 1) were identified by microscopic observation.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Microbiología Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Canteros
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Davel
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vivot
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: D'Amico
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Incidencia de los distintos agentes etiológicos de micosis superficiales.