Table 4.
Distribution of dermatophytes in relation to different age categories (n = 130).
| Species | Age categories in years | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–14 | 15–24 | 25–44 | 45–64 | ≥65 | ||
| T. violaceum | 7 (14.3%) | 12 (24.5%) | 9 (18.4%) | 21 (42.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 49 (37.7%) |
| T. mentagrophytes | 4 (17.4%) | 4 (17.4%) | 6 (26.1%) | 8 (34.8%) | 1 (4.3%) | 23 (17.7%) |
| T. tonsurans | 6 (27.3%) | 5 (22.7%) | 7 (31.8%) | 4 (18.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 22 (16.9%) |
| T. rubrum | 1 (10.0%) | 2 (20.0%) | 5 (50.0%) | 2 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (7.7%) |
| T. soudanense | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (80.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (20.0%) | 5 (3.8%) |
| T. schoenleinii | 2 (25.0%) | 5 (62.5%) | 1 (12.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (6.2%) |
| T. verrucosum | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (3.1%) |
| M. audouinii | 1 (25.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (3.1%) |
| M. nanum | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (100%) | 1 (0.8%) |
| E. floccosum | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 4 (3.1%) |
| Total | 21 (16.1%) | 32 (24.6%) | 36 (27.7%) | 38 (29.2%) | 4 (3.1%) | 130 (100%) |