The article examines the isolation of dermatophytes in laboratories in Queensland, Australia. The author explains that the organism most frequently isolated was Microsporum canis, which was the chief cause of tinea capitis in children. Additionally, it is explained that Trichophyton mentagrophytes was the most frequently isolated Trichophyton.
TRICHOPHYTON, DERMATOPHYTES, SCALP, INFECTION, DERMATOLOGY, CHILDREN
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The isolation of Trichophyton soudanense from a scalp lesion of a white male child is reported from Sydney and the possible source of infection is discussed. This is the first report of Trichophyton soudnense in Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
DETECTION of microorganisms, PATHOGENIC fungi, DERMATOPHYTES, SOIL microbiology, HAIR, LITERATURE reviews
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The article offers a literature review of the detection of keratinophilic fungi, including dermatophytes, in the soils of Australia and New Guinea from 1955 to 1960. It says that several fungi were isolated from 712 soil samplings including Tricophyton terrestre, Aleurisma keratinophylum, and Ctenomyces serratus. It adds that some of these ringworm fungi were discovered in its perfect stage with animal hairs and certain types of child's hair.