Trichophyton tonsurans tinea capitis in the San Francisco Bay area: increased infection demonstrated in a 20-year survey of fungal infections from 1974 to 1994.
Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans has been increasing in the United States for the past 25 years. A retrospective study of dermatophyte culture data at the University of California, San Francisco, and a parallel study of patient visits for tinea capitis at an affiliated hospital demonstrates a dramatic rise in Trichophyton tonsurans tinea capitis in the San Francisco Bay area.
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David Grant Medical Centre, Department of Pediatrics, CA, USA.
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D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009181:Mycoses / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012495:San Francisco / Q000453:epidemiology; D014005:Tinea / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014249:Trichophyton