Oyeka C A, Eze I I
Department of Applied Microbiology and Brewing, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra, Nigeria.
Mycoses. 2008 Jan;51(1):50-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2007.01408.x.
Of 402 prison inmates screened for fungal skin lesions, 79 (19.7%) showed skin lesions, which proved mycologically positive by microscopy and culture. Dermatophytes were responsible for skin lesions in 61 (77.2%) of the inmates, while non-dermatophytes accounted for 18 (22.8%) of the lesions. The dermatophytes recovered were mostly anthropophilic and included Trichophyton rubrum 33 (41.8%); T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale 3 (3.8%); T. tonsurans 3 (3.8%); T. violaceum 2 (2.5%); Epidermophyton floccosum 10 (12.7%). A zoophilic dermatophyte, Microsporum canis, was recovered from 10 (12.7%) cases. The non-dermatophytes were Candida albicans 15 (19%) and Candida spp. 3 (3.8%). Trichophyton rubrum was the most frequently recovered dermatophyte (41.8%) and caused infections in a variety of sites. The groin was the most common site of infection being infected in 50% of the cases by both the dermatophytes and non-dermatophytes. Younger inmates (17-24 years) recorded the highest prevalence of infection (45.6%). Newer inmates (>2 years) were found to be more infected than older ones.
在对402名监狱囚犯进行真菌性皮肤病变筛查中，79人（19.7%）有皮肤病变，经显微镜检查和培养，真菌学检查呈阳性。皮肤癣菌导致61名（77.2%）囚犯出现皮肤病变，而非皮肤癣菌导致18例（22.8%）病变。分离出的皮肤癣菌大多为亲人性，包括红色毛癣菌33株（41.8%）；指间毛癣菌变种3株（3.8%）；断发毛癣菌3株（3.8%）；紫色毛癣菌2株（2.5%）；絮状表皮癣菌10株（12.7%）。从10例（12.7%）病例中分离出亲动物性皮肤癣菌犬小孢子菌。非皮肤癣菌为白色念珠菌15株（19%）和念珠菌属3株（3.8%）。红色毛癣菌是最常分离出的皮肤癣菌（41.8%），可导致多个部位感染。腹股沟是最常见的感染部位，皮肤癣菌和非皮肤癣菌感染率均为50%。年轻囚犯（17 - 24岁）感染率最高（45.6%）。新入狱囚犯（>2年）比老囚犯感染率更高。
