[Occurrence of dermatophyte, in nails, feet and hands of university students].
The objective of this paper was to evaluate the occurrence of dermatophytes, specifically in the nails, feet and hands of university students with and without lesions. Two hundred and eighty samples were collected; 31 (11.1%) were positive by direct examination, while only 20 (7.1%) showed dermatophyte growth in culture, as well as direct positive examination. Trichophyton rubrum was the most frequently isolated (80%) dermatophyte followed by T. mentagrophytes (20%). Considering the sites analyzed, dermatophyte occurrence was: 10.4% in toenails, 5% in foot skin, 2.5% in fingernails and 0.4% in hand skin.
Siqueira
Emersom Roberto
ER
Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/n, 14040-903 Ribeirão Preto, SP.
Ferreira
Joseane Cristina
JC
Maffei
Claudia Maria Leite
CM
Candido
Regina Celia
RC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000382:microbiology*; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009262:Nails / Q000382:microbiology*; D013334:Students; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*