Epidemiological Situation of Dermatomycoses in the Slovak Republic
Epidemiologická situácia výskytu dermatomykóz v Slovenskej republika
Autori analyzujú výskyt dermatomykóz na území Slovenskej republiky v rokoch 1994-1999. Zistili významný nárast incidence týchto nákaz-najetá epidermofýcie, trichofýcie a kandidózy. Od 25 762 vyšetrených osób s podozrením na dermatomykózu izolovali v rokoch 1990-1999 S 237 kultúr dermatofytov. Najčastejším vyvolávatefom bol Trichophyton rubrum (81,61 %). V závere autori upozorňujú na nevyhnutnost znovuzavedenia účinných preventívnych opatrení.
Klíčová slova:
dermatomykózy - incidenca - vyvolávatelia - preventívne opatrenia.
Authors:
J. Buchvald; M. Šimaljaková
Authors‘ workplace:
I. Dermatovenerologická klinika LF a FN, Bratislava
Published in:
Epidemiol. Mikrobiol. Imunol. , 2002, č. 2, s. 71-73
Category:
Overview
The authors analyze the incidence of dermatomycoses in the Slovak Republic in 1994-1999. They found an increase of these infections in particular epidermophytoses, trichophytoses and candidoses. From 25 762 examined subjects with suspicion of dermatomycosis they isolated in 1990 ti111999 S 237 cultures of dermatophytes. The most frequent causal agent was Trichophyton rubrum (81.61 %). In the conclusion the authors draw attention to the inevitability of introduction of effective preventive measures.
Key words:
dermatomycoses - incidence - causation - preventive provisions.
Labels
Hygiene and epidemiology Medical virology Clinical microbiologyArticle was published in
Epidemiology, Microbiology, Immunology
2002 Issue 2
- Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis – A Common Accompanying Infection in Patients with Severe or Critical Course of COVID-19
- Intestinal Infection of Multi-Resistant NDM-Producing K. pneumoniae in a Patient with NK/T Lymphoma – Case Study
- Overview of Current Treatment Options for MRSA-Induced Pneumonia
- Bacterial Community Pneumonia and Its Treatment in Children
- Current Insights into the Etiology of Community Pneumonia: Pneumococci Still Leading?
Most read in this issue
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Automatic Cultivation System for Detection of Mycobacteria BACTEC MGIT 960 as Compared with the Classical Cultivation Method
- Lyme Borreliosis - Incidence of Antimyelin Antibodies in Serum
- The Risk of Fungal Contamination of Food Distributed in Hospitals for Immunocompromised Patients
- Serological Evidence of Hantaviral Antibodies