Dermatophyte prevalence in Wellington, New Zealand

Allred, B.J.

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“…The highest incidence of dermatophyte infection was observed in adults. In an earlier study from Wellington in 1982, T. rubrum was also the commonest isolate, but contributed only 35.8% of cases 5 . An increase in the incidence of T. rubrum over the last few decades has been reported in many countries, including Australia 1–4,6 .…”

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“…The pattern of infection varies depending on location, the strains of endemic dermatophytes, cultural habits and migration 1–4 . There have been several epidemiological reports of dermatophyte infections from different countries, but few from New Zealand or Australia 5,6 . Auckland is New Zealand's largest city, with a population of about 1.2 million persons.…”

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Epidemiology of dermatophyte infection in Auckland, New Zealand

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This report describes the epidemiology of culture-proven dermatophyte infection in Auckland, New Zealand. The authors undertook a retrospective review of laboratory data for the period from June 1999 to July 2002. There were 10 004 dermatophyte isolates. The most common isolates were Trichophyton rubrum (69%) and Trichophyton mentagrophytes (19%). Microsporum canis was mainly isolated from children. The prevalence of T. mentagrophytes increased with patient age (P < 0.001). Trichophyton rubrum was most common in those aged between 20 and 59 years. The incidence of culture-proven dermatophyte infection was 2.9/1000 population for the year 2000, and the incidence increased with patient age (P < 0.001). It is concluded that dermatophytes causing superficial mycoses in the Auckland region are essentially similar to Australia and other Western countries, although some new organisms are seen as a result of the migration of people from other countries. The incidence of local dermatophyte infection increases with age.

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Epidemiology of dermatophyte infection in Auckland, New Zealand

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“…An exception in this respect is a report of Bridger (4) who showed in his investigations (conducted in southern New Zeeland) that T rubrum was less frequently the cause of feet dermatophytosis. Nevertheless, an analysis of other cases observed in Wellington (also in New Zeeland) by other authors, published in 1982, showed the growth of infections to be caused by I: rubrum (2 16, 17). The increase of certain species, and the continuing rarerity of others lacks a satisfactory explanation.…”

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Fungal Species Isolated from Skin and Nail Lesions of Hands and Feet of Patients Suspected of Mycotic Infection./Das Pilzartenspektrum an Haut‐ und Nagelläsionen der Hande und Füße von Patienten mit Mykoseverdacht

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A mycological study of patients attending the dermatological departments in the district of Krak6w was undertaken during a period of five years, from 1980 to 1984. The investigations were carried out on 1561 women and 946 men. A total of 3626 specimens (skin scrapings and nails) were investigated. Dermatophytes were isolated from 824 specimens, Candida albicans from 256 and Scopulariopsis brevicaulis from 233. The growth of dermatophytes was observed in 363 samples with nega-

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“…The literature revealed that this fungus is relatively common, and is responsible for a 4-to-81% variation in worldwide dermatophytoses. [3][4][5][6][7][8] In Brazil, it appears to be responsible for dermatophytoses in the South, Central-West and Southeast regions (35-59%). [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] The second most frequent species was T. tonsurans, which stood out previously as the prevalent species in the North and Northeast.…”

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“…A literatura revela que esse fungo é relativamente comum e responsável por variação de quatro a 81% das dermatofitoses mundiais. [3][4][5][6][7][8] No Brasil, aparece como responsável por dermatofitoses em estados das regiões Sul, Centro-Oeste e Sudeste (35-59%). [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] A segunda espécie mais freqüente, o T. tonsurans, já se destacou anteriormente como espécie prevalente 10,15,[17][18][19] nas regiões Norte e Nordeste.…”

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Tinea capitis em João Pessoa: visão socioeconômica

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2003

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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FUNDAMENTOS: A distribuição das espécies de dermatófitos varia ao longo do tempo e de acordo com a região, refletindo as condições socioeconômicas da população OBJETIVOS: Estudar a Tinea Capitis quanto ao agente etiológico, ao sexo, à idade e ao grupo étnico dos doentes em João Pessoa, PB, Brasil e salientar a importância socioeconômica desses dados, comparando-os aos de regiões mais ricas do país. MÉTODOS: Foram avaliados o perfil e os exames micológicos direto e cultura de 82 pacientes com suspeita clínica de T. capitis em João Pessoa. RESULTADOS: A freqüência de T. capitis incluiu 64,6% das suspeitas clínicas. O dermatófito isolado com maior freqüência foi o T. rubrum (37,7%), seguido por T. tonsurans (28,3%), M. canis (24,5%), T. verrucosum (7,5%) e T. mentagrophytes (1,9%). Não houve predileção quanto ao sexo. A faixa etária mais acometida foi a de 0 a 10 anos, e 71,7% dos doentes são caucasóides. CONCLUSÃO: Comparando os resultados obtidos com publicações anteriores da Região Sudeste, os autores salientam as diferenças das variantes socioeconômicas na epidemiologia da doença.

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Dermatophyte prevalence in Wellington, New Zealand

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Epidemiology of dermatophyte infection in Auckland, New Zealand

Epidemiology of dermatophyte infection in Auckland, New Zealand

Fungal Species Isolated from Skin and Nail Lesions of Hands and Feet of Patients Suspected of Mycotic Infection./Das Pilzartenspektrum an Haut‐ und Nagelläsionen der Hande und Füße von Patienten mit Mykoseverdacht

Tinea capitis em João Pessoa: visão socioeconômica

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