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Epidemiology of dermatophyte infection in Auckland, New Zealand
Author(s) -
Singh Darshan,
Patel Denesh C,
Rogers Karen,
Wood Neil,
Riley David,
Morris Arthur J
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2003.00005.x
Subject(s) - dermatophyte , trichophyton rubrum , microsporum canis , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , medicine , trichophyton , dermatology , microsporum , veterinary medicine , pathology , antifungal , physics , optics
SUMMARY This report describes the epidemiology of culture‐proven dermatophyte infection in Auckland, New Zealand. The authors undertook a retrospective review of laboratory data for the period from June 1999 to July 2002. There were 10 004 dermatophyte isolates. The most common isolates were Trichophyton rubrum (69%) and Trichophyton mentagrophytes (19%). Microsporum canis was mainly isolated from children. The prevalence of T. mentagrophytes increased with patient age ( P < 0.001) . Trichophyton rubrum was most common in those aged between 20 and 59 years. The incidence of culture‐proven dermatophyte infection was 2.9/1000 population for the year 2000, and the incidence increased with patient age ( P < 0.001). It is concluded that dermatophytes causing superficial mycoses in the Auckland region are essentially similar to Australia and other Western countries, although some new organisms are seen as a result of the migration of people from other countries. The incidence of local dermatophyte infection increases with age.