Dermatophytic flora of Sharkia Governorate

ABSTRACT

223 clinically suspected cases of dermatophytoses were studied for causative dermatophytes. The results showed that Trichophyton violceum is till by far the most frequenlly isolated species. It was isolated from 112 cases out of 196 cases that gave positive cultures [57.1%]. Also this study showed increased incidence of Microsporum canis infections [27% or 53 cases]. Trichophyton mentagrophtes from 9 cases [4.6%], each of Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton schoenleinii from 4.1% [8 cases], Epidermophyton floccosum from 4 cases [2%] and Microsporum gypseum from 2 cases [1%]