title: Dermatophyte infections in Cairo, Egypt.
abstract: In this study, we examined dermatophyte infections in patients referred to the Department of Dermatology, EL-Houd El-Marsoud Hospital, Cairo, during March 2004 to June 2005. Of 506 patients enrolled in this investigation, 403 (79.6%) were clinically diagnosed as having dermatophytoses (age range 6-70 years; males 240; females 163). Species identification determined by observation of their macroscopic and microscopic characteristics was complemented with sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rDNA region. The most common dermatophyte infection diagnosed was tinea capitis (76.4%), followed by tinea corporis (22.3%) and tinea unguium (1.2%). The most frequently isolated dermatophyte species was Trichophyton violaceum, which accounted for most (71.1%) of all the recovered dermatophytes, followed by Microsporum canis (21.09%), Trichophyton rubrum (6.2%), and Microsporum boullardii (0.49%); both Epidermophyton floccosum and Trichophyton tonsurans were each only rarely isolated (0.24%).
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia 11566, Cairo, Egypt. shzaki@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Zaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoyama
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Shetaia
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abdel-Ghany
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mikami
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003883:Arthrodermataceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer