Analysis of the dermatophyte species isolated in the British Isles between 1980 and 2005 and review of worldwide dermatophyte trends over the last three decades

Medical Mycology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-141

  Borman, Andrew M ^a   Campbell, Colin K ^a   Fraser, Mark ^a   Johnson, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropophilic; British Isles; Dermatophyte prevalence; Dermatophytosis; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TINEA CAPITIS; TREND STUDY; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM; TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DERMATOMYCOSES; EPIDERMOPHYTON; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MICROSPORUM; PREVALENCE; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM CANIS; RODENTIA; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM;

EID: 33847701997     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780601070107     Document Type: Review

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