Pathological specimens from 1361 patients with clinical manifestations of dermatophytosis from the island of Crete, Greece, were examined for dermatophytes during a 5‐year period (1992‐96). Dermatophytes of the genus Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton were isolated from 327 (24%) of the patients. Trichophyton rubrum was the most frequently isolated dermatophyte accounting for 44.4% of the strains, followed by M. canis (25%), T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale (14.4%) and E. floccosum (7.6%). Less frequent isolates included T. mentagrophytes (3.4%), T. violaceum (3.1%), T. verrucosum (1.8%) and M. gypseum (0.3%). An analysis of the distribution and frequency of the dermatophytes according to the cutaneous area affected and the sex of the patients is also reported. Zusammenfassung Untersuchungsmaterial von 1361 Patienten aus Kreta mit klinischen Manifestationen von Dermatophytose wurden während einer Fünfjahresperiode auf Dermatophyten untersucht (1992‐96). Dermatophyten der Genera Trichophyton, Microsporum und Epidermophyton wurden von 327 (24%) Patienten isoliert. Trichophyton rubrum war der am häufigsten isolierte Dermatophyt (44.4%), gefolgt von M. canis (25%), T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale (14.4%) und E. floccosum (7.6%). Weniger häufig isoliert wurden T. mentagrophytes (3.4%), T. violaceum (3.1%), T. verrucosum (1.8%) und M. gypseum (0.3%). Verteilungs‐ und Häufigkeitsanalysen hinsichtlich Pilzart, Lokalisation und Geschlecht wurden durchgeführt und diskutiert.
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