Pamukkale Üniv. Tıp Fak. Mikrobiyoloji ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji AD, Denizli
The purpose of this study was to determine the agents of dermatophytoses in Denizli, Province of Turkey. Totally 1160 samples from 753 cases prediagnosed as dermatomycosis were studied and 248 (21.4%) dermatophytes were isolated. The strains were identified as 171 (68.95%) Trichophyton rubrum, 50 (20.16%) T. mentagrophytes, 10 (4.03%) Epidermophyton floccosum, 9 (3.63%) T. tonsurans, 7 (2.82%) Microsporum canis and 1 (0.41%) T. verrucosum. It was concluded that T. rubrum was the prominent agent in tinea glabrosa and tinea unguium.