Authors:
Title:
Dermatofitos y dermatofitosis : frecuencia en Guatemala durante el período de mayo del 2008 a junio de 2009. --
Varying form of title:
Dermatophytes and dermatophytosis : frequency in Guatemala during the period May 2008 to June 2009. --
Classification:
RCQF20122201b
Summary:
Determina la frecuencia de las infecciones debidas a hongos dermatofitos en 2418 casos reportados por el Centro Hospitalario Candelaria, el Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, y el Instituto de Dermatología y Cirugía del pie "Prof. Dr. Fernando A. Cordero C.". Se aislaron Trichophyton rubrum (85%), Microsporum canis (7%) y Trichophyton mentagrophytes (5.92%). De las dermatofitosis la más común fue tinea unguium (onicomicosis) con 57,85% y predominó la onicomicosis subungueal distal lateral (26.96%). El rango de edad más afectado fue el comprendido entre los 30-39 años.
ABSTRACT: This study determine the frequency of fungal infections due to dermatophytes through 2418 cases reported by "Candelaria Hospital Center", the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistence and Institute of Dermatology and skin Surgery "Prof. Dr. Fernando A. Cordero C.". Trichophyton rubrum was isolated in 85%, followed by Microsporum canis (7%) and Trichophyton mentagrophytes (5.92%), and tinea unguium onychomycosis (26.96%) was the most frequent clinical form. The most affected age range was 30-39 years. --
ABSTRACT: This study determine the frequency of fungal infections due to dermatophytes through 2418 cases reported by "Candelaria Hospital Center", the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistence and Institute of Dermatology and skin Surgery "Prof. Dr. Fernando A. Cordero C.". Trichophyton rubrum was isolated in 85%, followed by Microsporum canis (7%) and Trichophyton mentagrophytes (5.92%), and tinea unguium onychomycosis (26.96%) was the most frequent clinical form. The most affected age range was 30-39 years. --
Original document:
En: Revista Científica de la Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia y del Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas y Biológicas de la USAC ; (Vol.22, No.1) p.19-23. -- Guatemala : USAC, 2012. 2070-8246.