Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science (대한임상검사과학회지)
- Volume 40 Issue 2
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- Pages.80-85
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- 2008
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- 1738-3544(pISSN)
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- 2288-1662(eISSN)
The Clinical and Epidemiological Studies of Microsporulll gypsellm Infections (1976-2005)
최근 30년간 Microsporum gypseum의 감염 상태(1976-2005)
- Bang, Young-Jun (Institute of Medical Mycology Catholic Skin Clinic) ;
- Kim, Ssang-Young (Department Clinical Pathology Daegu Health College)
- Published : 2008.12.31
Abstract
Microsporum gypseum is a geophilic fungus abundant in soil throughout the world. M. gypseum has been identified for the first time in Korea at 1976. The purpose of this study was to investigate epidemiologic aspects of M. gypseum. We performed the epidemiologic study an 198 patients with M. gypseum infections in from January 1976 to December 2005. From 100,012 patients, dermatophytes were isolated as follows; Trichophyton rubrum was isolated from 86,553 (86.5%), T. interdigitale 3,991 (4.0%), Epidermophyton floccosum 1.021 (0.1%), T. tonsurans 141 (0.1%). T. mentagrophytes 3.930 (3.9%), T. verrucosum 220 (0.2%), Microsporum canis 3.879 (3.9%), and M. gypseum 198 (0.2%). Number of patients with M. gypseum by site and age were as follows; most patients infected with tinea corporis were young people under 10 years. M. gypseum were most frequently isolated in summer and autumn.