Manzano-Gayosso P, Méndez-Tovar L J, Hernández-Hernández F, López-Martínez R
Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, México.
Mycoses. 1994 Jan-Feb;37(1-2):49-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1994.tb00285.x.
We analysed 2350 biological samples from patients with a clinical diagnosis of superficial mycoses who attended outpatient services over a 7-year period. Samples of scales were processed by direct microscopic examination with 15% KOH and cultured on Sabouraud glucose agar with chloramphenicol and cycloheximide. Laboratory examination confirmed dermatophytosis in 860 (36.6%) cases, of which 80.9% were caused by Trichophyton rubrum. The most frequently observed dermatophytoses were tinea unguium (60%) and tinea pedis (25.6%). In agreement with previous observations, we demonstrate that T. rubrum continues to increase in Mexico.
