Singh Darshan, Patel Denesh C, Rogers Karen, Wood Neil, Riley David, Morris Arthur J
Department of Dermatology, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Australas J Dermatol. 2003 Nov;44(4):263-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2003.00005.x.
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.
本报告描述了新西兰奥克兰经培养证实的皮肤癣菌感染的流行病学情况。作者对1999年6月至2002年7月期间的实验室数据进行了回顾性分析。共分离出10004株皮肤癣菌。最常见的分离菌株是红色毛癣菌（69%）和须癣毛癣菌（19%）。犬小孢子菌主要从儿童中分离得到。须癣毛癣菌的患病率随患者年龄增加而升高（P<0.001）。红色毛癣菌在20至59岁人群中最为常见。2000年经培养证实的皮肤癣菌感染发病率为2.9/1000人口，且发病率随患者年龄增加而升高（P<0.001）。结论是，在奥克兰地区引起浅表真菌病的皮肤癣菌与澳大利亚和其他西方国家基本相似，不过由于其他国家人口的迁入出现了一些新的菌株。当地皮肤癣菌感染的发病率随年龄增长而升高。
