Epidemiology of the dermatophytoses in the Florence area of Italy: 1985?1990

Sberna, F.; Farella, Vittoria; Geti, V.; Taviti, Franca; Agostini, G.; Vannini, Patrizia; Knöpfel, B; Difonzo, Elisa Margherita

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“…In contrast, T. mentagrophytes was increasingly recovered, especially in cases of tinea unguium and tinea pedis, of which it was the most common etiological agent. We cannot speculate further on these findings, since several Italian studies reported conflicting results [3].…”

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Epidemiology of dermatophytic infections in Rome, Italy: a retrospective study from 2002 to 2004

Panasiti¹,

Devirgiliis²,

Borroni³

et al. 2007

Med Mycol

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In the present study, we determined the incidence of dermatophyte species causing superficial mycoses among outpatients referred to the Department of Dermatology of the "La Sapienza" University of Rome between 2002 and 2004. Of the 3160 subjects studied, 1275 (40.3%) were positive for fungal infection, but only 252 (19.7%) of these had infections caused by dermatophytes. The dermatophyte most frequently isolated was Microsporum canis. Our epidemiological data were compared with those obtained previously by other authors in the same geographic area. For the first time we described an inversion of the T. rubrum/T. mentagrophytes ratio, the latter being more frequently encountered. We also observed the emergence of M. audouinii.

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Epidemiology of dermatophytic infections in Rome, Italy: a retrospective study from 2002 to 2004

Panasiti¹,

Devirgiliis²,

Borroni³

et al. 2007

Med Mycol

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“…The high frequency of tinea corporis observed in our study is mostly due to high prevalence of M. canis infection, which shows a predilection for the trunk and extremities. Tinea corporis was frequent also in other regions with high prevalence of M. canis infection 11, 13–15 …”

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Dermatophyte infections in the Ljubljana region, Slovenia, 1995–2002

Dolenc‐Voljč

2005

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We studied dermatophyte infections in patients, examined in the Mycological Laboratory of the Department of Dermatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana during the period 1995-2002. A total of 42,494 samples were collected from 33,974 patients suspected to have dermatomycosis. Dermatophytes were identified in 8286 (71.2%) positive cultures. Microsporum canis was the most frequent dermatophyte isolated (46.8%), followed by Trichophyton rubrum (36.7%), T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale (7.9%) and T. mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes (4.9%). Less frequently isolated were M. gypseum, T. verrucosum, Epidermophyton floccosum, T. tonsurans and T. violaceum. The most common dermatophyte infections included tinea corporis, onychomycosis, tinea pedis and tinea faciei. Zoophilic dermatophytes were most commonly recovered from children and adolescents with tinea capitis, tinea corporis and tinea faciei. Anthropophilic species were identified mostly in adults with tinea pedis, onychomycosis and tinea inguinalis. During the period studied, we recorded a decline in the rate of M. canis infections, while infections produced by T. rubrum increased in frequency.

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“…In a study performed in Florence from 1985 to 1990 [70], M. canis accounted for 96 % of the TC infections and no anthropophilic dermatophytes were isolated during this period. In a survey performed over a 10-year period in Rome (1985 to 1995), 50 % of all dermatophytes were M. canis isolates, followed by T. rubrum (27 %), and again M. canis was the main dermatophyte causing 91 % of TC infections [71].…”

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Dermatophytosis, Trends in Epidemiology and Diagnostic Approach

Hayette

Sacheli

2015

Curr Fungal Infect Rep

110

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Dermatophytes are amongst the most common fungal agents causing superficial skin infections. The epidemiology of dermatophytosis has changed during the last century under the influence of socioeconomic factors, modern life, intensification of travel, migration of populations from the southern to the northern hemisphere. As result, Trichophyton rubrum has become the most frequent species worldwide, causing mainly tinea pedis and tinea unguium, while Microsporum canis is still the main agent in tinea corporis and capitis in Mediterranean countries. However, the prevalence of anthropophilic dermatophytes causing tinea capitis in young children is increasing overall in the big cities of Europe and America, causing epidemics and becoming a public health concern. This review summarizes the current status of dermatophyte infection in Europe, Africa, Asia and America and gives an overview of the most recent molecular methods currently available for the laboratory diagnosis of dermatophytosis.

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Epidemiology of the dermatophytoses in the Florence area of Italy: 1985?1990

Cited by 33 publications

References 17 publications

Epidemiology of dermatophytic infections in Rome, Italy: a retrospective study from 2002 to 2004

Epidemiology of dermatophytic infections in Rome, Italy: a retrospective study from 2002 to 2004

Dermatophyte infections in the Ljubljana region, Slovenia, 1995–2002

Dermatophytosis, Trends in Epidemiology and Diagnostic Approach

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