TABLE 1.

Demographic information for the isolated dermatophyte strains

Isolate no.	Type of dermatophyte infection	Clinical specimen	Patient		Dermatophyte isolated
			Sex	Age (yrs)
1	Tinea capitis	Hair	Male	7	M. canis
2	Tinea cruris	Skin scrapings	Female	40	T. rubrum
3	Tinea corporis	Skin scrapings	Female	48	T. rubrum
4	Tinea capitis	Hair	Male	6.5	T. violaceum
5	Tinea capitis	Hair	Male	9	T. violaceum
6	Tinea capitis	Hair	Male	4	T. violaceum
7	Tinea capitis	Hair	Male	4	T. violaceum
8	Tinea capitis	Hair	Male	6	T. violaceum
9	Tinea corporis	Skin scrapings	Male	6	T. violaceum
10	Tinea capitis	Hair	Female	12	M. canis
11	Tinea capitis	Hair	Male	10	M. canis
12	Tinea corporis	Skin scrapings	Male	31	T. mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes
13	Tinea cruris	Skin scrapings	Male	39	T. rubrum
14	Tinea unguium	Nail scrapings	Female	48	T. rubrum
15	Tinea corporis	Skin scrapings	Male	4	M. canis
16	Tinea corporis	Skin scrapings	Male	35	T. violaceum
17	Tinea cruris	Skin scrapings	Male	17.5	T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale
18	Tinea capitis	Hair	Female	6	T. violaceum
19	Tinea cruris	Skin scrapings	Male	20	T. mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes
20	Tinea corporis	Skin scrapings	Male	28	T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale
21	Tinea unguium	Nail scrapings	Female	43	T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale