title: Dermatophytosis in schoolchildren in Ekpoma, Nigeria.
abstract: 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 different socioeconomic backgrounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Edo State University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Enweani
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ozan
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Agbonlahor
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Ndip
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004821:Epidermophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014005:Tinea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014008:Tinea Pedis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification