Ecology of dermatophyte infections in South Bronx, New York, 1969 to 1981

Abstract

This survey describes the ecology of superficial dermatophyte infections in South Bronx, New York from 1969 to 1981. The predominant species were Trichophyton rubrum (Castellani) Sabouraud, 1911 (57.5%), followed by Trichophyton tonsurans Malmsten, 1845 (18.5%), Trichophyton mentagrophytes (Robin) Blanchard, 1986 (11.5%), Microsporum canis Bodin var. canis Matsumoto, Padhye, and Ajello, 1902 (5%), Epidermophyton floccosum (Harz) Langeron and Milochevitch, 1930 (3.9%), and M. audouinii Gruby, 1843 (2.8%).