Profile of dermatophyte infections in Baroda.
BACKGROUND
This is an attempt to find the species prevalence of various dermatophytes in patients with dermatophytosis in our hospital in Baroda.


METHODS
Two hundred and sixty clinically suspected cases of dermatophytosis were subjected to mycological studies.


RESULTS
One hundred and fifty seven cases (60.38%) were positive for fungus in direct microscopy while 116 (44.62%) were culture positive. Tinea corporis was the most common clinical presentation followed by tinea cruris. Young adults in the age group of 16-30 yrs were mainly affected. The male to female ratio was 1.57:1. Trichophyton rubrum (73.27%) was the most common isolate, followed by Trichophyton mentagrophytes (17.24%), Epidermophyton floccosum (7.75%) and Trichophyton violaceum (1.72%).


CONCLUSIONS
Trichophyton rubrum was the predominant fungus found in this area of Gujarat, followed by Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum and Trichophyton violaceum.
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Department of Microbiology, Pramukh Swami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat. sumansingh505@hotmail.com
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