Epidemiological studies on XXXX in @entity1 @entity1 in Himachal Pradesh, India.

@entity1 @entity14955 @entity4013 @entity272 @entity12734
Dermatophytes are among the common fungal agents implicated in superficial @entity272 worldwide. They include species of @entity12734 , Microsporum and Epidermophyton. In hot and humid climates of tropical and subtropical regions, the incidence of these pathogens is higher. We present in this article, the epidemiological data regarding the prevalence of different dermatophyte species involved in superficial mycoses in @entity1 @entity1 in the state of Himachal Pradesh (India) and different clinical conditions, age and sex of the @entity1 . A total of 202 samples in the form of skin and nail scrapings, hair follicles were collected from different ringworm/ @entity4013 conditions which included: @entity4013 , T. capitis, T. cruris, T. pedis, T. unguium, T. faciei, T. manuum and T. gladiatorum. On culturing, 74 samples (36.6%) were found positive for dermatophyte spp. @entity12734 spp. was the predominant one (98.65% cases) followed by @entity14955 (1.35% cases). However, we did not recover any Epidermophyton spp. Among the @entity12734 spp., T. mentegrophyte was the predominant spp. (63.5%) followed by @entity12734 (35.1%). The male to female ratio of the positive cases was recorded as 63:11. The most effected age group was 21-50  years (64.9%) followed by 1-20  years (28.4%) and above 50  years (6.8%).
