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An outbreak of Trichophyton rubrum infection in a geriatric hospital
Author(s) -
PEACHEY R. D. G.,
ENGLISH M. P.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1974.tb13076.x
Subject(s) - trichophyton rubrum , outbreak , medicine , buttocks , dermatology , surgery , pathology , antifungal
SUMMARY The investigation of an outbreak of ringworm affecting fourteen female patients in two wards of a geriatric hospital, due to an unusual strain of Trichophyton rubrum , is reported. Most of the affected patients were incontinent and developed skin lesions over the buttocks, the backs of the thighs, or the lumbosacral region.