[Epidemiological investigation of XXXX in groups of healthy students, research workers and females wearing boots].

@entity1 @entity14654 @entity281 @entity12736 @entity12734
The @entity281 rate, causative dermatophytes, and dermatophyte dissemination of @entity14654 in young healthy Japanese were studied by direct microscopic examination, slant cultures, and foot-press culture method. Questionnaires on subjective symptoms and treatments were also distributed. Among fifty-eight medical students with a mean age of 23.9 years, thirteen (22.4%) showed positive by direct microscopic examination and @entity12736 was more dominant than @entity12734 by slant cultures. In one hundred and sixteen student feet, twelve were @entity281 and disseminating dermatophytes, four were @entity281 but not disseminating, three were not @entity281 but adhering dermatophytes. The @entity281 rate of @entity14654 was thus 24.1%. Among thirty-seven research workers (mean age: 34.8), twenty-one (56.8%) showed positive by direct microscopic examination. All the dermatophytes isolated by slant cultures were @entity12736 . In seventy-four feet, twenty-nine were @entity281 and disseminating, ten were @entity281 but not disseminating, and three were adhering dermatophytes. The @entity281 rate was 64.9%. Among thirty-one females wearing boots (mean age: 21.0), seven (22.6%) were @entity281 and @entity12736 was more dominant. In sixty-two feet, eight were @entity281 and disseminating, one was @entity281 but not disseminating, and five were adhering dermatophytes. The @entity281 rate of @entity14654 was quite high and T.r/T.m rate was low in the three groups. Most of the @entity1 had had no treatment and were disseminating dermatophytes.
