Prevalence of Dermatophytes and Other Fungal Agents Isolated From Clinical Samples

Kannan, P.; Janaki, C; Selvi, GS

doi:10.1016/s0255-0857(21)02353-7

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“…4 Skin infection caused by dermatophytes has become an important health issue affecting children, adolescents and adults. 5 The hot and humid climate in tropical and subtropical countries like India makes dermatophytoses a very common fungal skin infection. 6 This study was taken up with the main objective to determine the prevalence of dermatophytosis and their etiological agents.…”

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Prevalence of dermatophytes in patients attending a teaching hospital in Hyderabad, South India

Vara¹,

Khan²,

Narayan³

2021

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Dermatophytoses are a group of superficial fungal infections of keratinized tissues. Though they do not cause mortality they cause morbidity and pose a major public health problem especially in tropical countries like India. The present study is done to know the prevalence of dermatophytes and to identify the causative agents in Hyderabad area. A total of 180 samples were collected for a period of 1 year from infected skin, hair, and nails. Samples were collected under aseptic conditions and were then subjected to direct microscopy by KOH mount and culture on SDA. Dermatophytes were seen more in males (126/180). Direct microscopy by KOH mount revealed presence of fungal elements in (144/180) of samples. T.mentagrophytes was the most predominant isolate followed by T.rubrum and T.violaceum. Dermatophytic infections are worldwide in distribution with superficial mycoses being more prevalent in India where heat and moisture play an important role. Dermatophytosis has been reported throughout the year in the present study locality and an increase in prevalence of certain species was found.

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Prevalence of dermatophytes in patients attending a teaching hospital in Hyderabad, South India

Vara¹,

Khan²,

Narayan³

2021

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“…Different results about the etiological agents of dermatophytoses were recorded by different researchers. In this respect, T. rubrum was found to be the most common organism causing human dermatophytoses in India [30]. However, [20,31] found that T. violaceum was the most common dermatophyte in Tripoli, Libya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.…”

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Dermatophytosis: Etiological Agents and Associated Risk Factors

Alolofi

Yagoub

Nimir

2022

Electron. J. Univ. Aden Basic Appl. Sci.

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Dermatophytes are fungi that grow and multiply in keratinized tissues (skin, hair and nails) causing infections that are commonly referred to as “Tinea” or “ring-worm”. This study was aimed to identify the dermatophytes that commonly isolated from dermatophytoses patients and to study the relationship between dermatophytosis and the risk factors that might associated with dermatophytoses patients in Khartoum State, Sudan. Three hundred samples were collected from patients who were apparently suffering from dermatophytoses. Patients were questionnaired pertaining to age, sex, family history, animal contact, residence, type of infection, season. From the collected specimens, 180 (60%) of cases were positive for isolating of dermatophytes. Tinea corporis was the most common type of dermatophytoses. The sequence of effect factors among patients were shown that : age (11-20), sex (males), chronicity of infection, summer season, animal contact and rural residence were the most parameters that increased the occurrence of the dermatophytoses.

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“…Different results about the etiological agents of dermatophytoses were recorded by different researchers. In this respect, T. rubrum was found to be the most common organism causing human dermatophytoses in India [40]. However, [41,42] found that T. violaceum was the most common dermatophyte in Tripoli, Libya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.…”

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Antifungal Activities of Some Therapeutic Drugs and Extracts of Ziziphus Nummaularia and Curcuma Domestica Against Dermatophytes

Alolofi

Eltawaty

Yagoub

et al. 2022

Electron. J. Univ. Aden Basic Appl. Sci.

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Dermatophytes are the most common causes of superficial or cutaneous fungal infections around the world and remain a major public health problem in spite of the presence of some numbers of antifungal drugs. The difficulties associated with the treatment of dermatophytosis and antifungal drugs resistance remain challenges to select an effective antifungal agents. This study aimed to investigate the activity of three antidermatophytic drugs in vitro (Clotrimazole, Itraconazole and Fluconazole) and the activity of the ethanol and chloroform extracts of two medicinal plant (Ziziphus nummaularia and Curcuma domestica). Fourteen species of dermatophytes were examined by disk diffusion method using Sabouraud's Dextrose Agar. The study revealed that, from the collected specimens, 180 (60%) of cases were positive for isolating of dermatophytes. Clotrimazole was the most effective antidermatophytic drug against the tested dermatophytes, it was clear that ethanol and chloroform extracts of Ziziphus nummaularia had the same activity of Clotrimazole against E. floccosum. Similarly the chloroform extract of Ziziphus nummaularia has the same activity of Itraconazole against M. nanum. The ethanol and chloroform extracts of both Ziziphus numalaria and Curcuma dometica showed more activity towards T. violaceum comparing with the three tested antifugal drugs. This study concluded that the antifungal activity of Ziziphus numalaria and Curcuma dometica against tested dermatophytes correlates well with the claims of their traditional uses for skin infections. However, further studies are needed to demonstrate the active ingredients that responsible for their inhibition of dermatophytes.

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Prevalence of Dermatophytes and Other Fungal Agents Isolated From Clinical Samples

Cited by 60 publications

References 8 publications

Prevalence of dermatophytes in patients attending a teaching hospital in Hyderabad, South India

Prevalence of dermatophytes in patients attending a teaching hospital in Hyderabad, South India

Dermatophytosis: Etiological Agents and Associated Risk Factors

Antifungal Activities of Some Therapeutic Drugs and Extracts of Ziziphus Nummaularia and Curcuma Domestica Against Dermatophytes

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