Epidemiology and ecology of dermatophytosis in Fortaleza city: Trichophyton tonsurans as an important emergent pathogen of Tinea capitis

Dermatophytosis is the most common skin infectious disturbance in the world. In this research 2.297 patients were evaluated with suspected clinical lesions of dermatophytosis. It was observed that, 534 (23.2%) patients tested positive for dermatophytes. T. rubrum was the most prevalent specie (49.6%...

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Published in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 33; no. 5
Main Authors:	Brilhante, Raimunda SâmiaNogueira, Paixão, Germana Costa, Salvino, Liliam Kécia, Diógenes, Maria José Nogueira, Bandeira, Silviane Praciano, Rocha, Marcos Fábio Gadelha, Santos, João Bosco Feitosa dos, Sidrim, José Júlio Costa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Rio de Janeiro Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 01-09-2000
Subjects:	Epidemiology Lesions
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