Dermatophytes and dermatophytosis Frequency in Guatemala during the period May 2008 to June 2009
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https://doi.org/10.54495/Rev.Cientifica.v22i1.118Keywords:
Dermathophytosis, dermatophytes, onychomycosis, T. rubrumAbstract
Dermatophytosis are infections caused by dermatophytes. A group of fungi with a worldwide distribution. In order to know the frequency of fungal infections due to dermatophytes a retrospective observational descriptive study was carried out with a cohort of 2418 cases reported by “Candelaria Hospital Center”, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistence and Institute of Dermatology and skin Surgery "Prof. Dr. Fernando A. Cordero C.". Trichophyton rubrum was isolated in 85%, followed by Microsporum canis (7%) and Trichophyton mentagrophytes (5,92%), and tinea unguium (onychomycosis) was the most common dermatophytosis (57.85%), and the distal /lateral subungual onychomycosis (26,96%) was the most frequent clinical form. The most affected age range was 30-39 years. This study contributes to increase the epidemiological information of dermatophytosis and their etiological agents.
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