Table 2. Distribution of dermatophytes from soil samples of urban and rural areas of cities of Paraiba State.
| Urban Area | Rural Area n | Total n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School* n | Square* n | Empty lot* n | Slum* n | Residence n | Beach n | |||
| Soils Samples | ||||||||
| Negative | 21 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 07 | 06 | 14 | 94 (44.3) |
| Positive | 28 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 05 | 03 | 06 | 118 (55.7) |
| Dermatophytes | ||||||||
| Trichophyton terrestre | 10 | 12 | 11 | 07 | - | 01 | - | 41 (31.3) |
| T. mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes | 11 | 08 | 08 | 07 | 02 | 01 | 04 | 41 (31.3) |
| T. verrucosum | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | - | - | - | 10 (7.6) |
| T. tonsurans | 02 | - | 01 | 01 | - | 01 | - | 05 (3.8) |
| T. ajelloi | 01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 01 (0.8) |
| Microsporum gypseum | 03 | 03 | 09 | 08 | 03 | - | 02 | 28 (21.4) |
| M. nanum | 02 | 01 | 01 | - | - | - | - | 04 (3.0) |
| Anthroderma gypsea | - | - | - | 01 | - | - | 01 (0.8) | |
| Total | 30 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 05 | 03 | 06 | 13 |
| (%) | (22.9) | (19.8) | (25.2) | (21.4) | (3.8) | (2.3) | (4.6) | (100.0) |
*
Some soil samples showed growth of more than one species of dermatophytes.