Davies D G, Deighton J, Paterson W D
J Clin Pathol. 1982 Mar;35(3):313-4. doi: 10.1136/jcp.35.3.313.
Dermatophyte infections were established in 6.9% of 640 unselected dermatology outpatients attending two district general hospitals in Cumbria over a six-month period. A clinical diagnosis of ringworm was confirmed in the laboratory in 43.1% of hospital and in 21.8% of a smaller series of general practice patients. No result of similar surveys have been published before., Even in a major stock-rearing area such as this, domestic pets appear to be a more important source of infection than the farm animal.
在为期六个月的时间里，对坎布里亚郡两家区综合医院的640名未经挑选的皮肤科门诊患者进行调查，发现皮肤癣菌感染率为6.9%。在医院患者中，43.1%经实验室确诊为癣，在一小批全科医疗患者中这一比例为21.8%。此前尚无类似调查结果发表。即使在这样一个主要的畜牧地区，家养宠物似乎比农场动物更是感染源。
