Table 1.
Epidemiological characteristics of sporotrichosis in Brasília, Brazil.
| Gender (n = 91) | |
| Male | 64 (70.32%) |
| Female | 27 (29.68%) |
| Profession (n = 91) | |
| Students | 26 (28.57%) |
| Rural Worker | 14 (15.38%) |
| Household/retired | 13 (14.28%) |
| Veterinary | 2 (2.2%) |
| Other | 4 (4.39%) |
| Not reported | 32 (35.18%) |
| HIV condition (n = 91) | |
| positive | 3 (3.29%) |
| negative | 88 (96.71%) |
| Age Group (n = 91) | |
| 0–10 | 12 (13.19%) |
| 11–20 | 10 (10.99%) |
| 21–30 | 17 (18.68%) |
| 31–40 | 11 (12.09%) |
| 41–50 | 11 (12.09%) |
| 51–60 | 16 (17.58%) |
| >61 | 14 (15.38%) |
| Sporotrichosis forms (n = 48) | |
| Cutaneous fixed | 6 (12.5%) |
| Lymphocutaneous | 34 (70.83%) |
| Disseminated | 5 (10.42%) |
| Unknown | 3 (6.25%) |
| Source of infection (n = 48) | |
| Living with a cat or dog | 6 (12.25%) |
| Cat/dog bite or scratch | 5 (10.42%) |
| Trauma with plant/wood material | 5 (10.42%) |
| Unknown | 32 (66.91%) |