BACKGROUND: Superficial @entity364 are predominantly caused by dermatophytes, but the spectrum of species involved is depending on geographic areas and lifestyle. Only few studies have recently described the French epidemiology of these @entity281 , especially @entity4013 . OBJECTIVES: To determine the epidemiological situation of superficial @entity364 and the spectrum of dermatophytes in Grenoble area. @entity1 /METHODS: A retrospective study of mycological laboratory records from January 2001 to December 2011 was carried out among @entity1 with suspected @entity364 in the Grenoble University Hospital. Samples (skin scrapings, nail clippings and hair specimens) were collected, and mycological analyses were carried out by conventional methods. RESULTS: A total of 5470 samples collected from 3740 @entity1 were analysed. Among the 1984 (36.3 %) positive cultures, dermatophytes were identified in 1348/1984 (67.9 %) samples, non-dermatophytes in 636/1984 (32.1 %) samples ( @entity375 24.4 %, moulds 7.7 %). Toenails and feet were the most frequent localizations collected (2032 samples, 37.1 %, 1181 samples, 21.5 %). CONCLUSION: These data show the predominance (more than 92.6 %) of anthropophilic dermatophytes ( @entity12734 , @entity12735 interdigitale and @entity12735 tonsurans). @entity12734 was the most commonly (78.6 %) isolated dermatophyte. Among zoophilic dermatophytes, @entity12735 and Microsporum persicolor were regularly isolated.

Superficial XXXX in a French Teaching Hospital in Grenoble Area: Retrospective Study on 5470 Samples from 2001 to 2011.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'PATIENTS'] @entity4013 :: ('MESH:D014005', 'Disease') :: ['dermatophytosis'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infections'] @entity364 :: ('MESH:D009181', 'Disease') :: ['fungal infections'] @entity375 :: ('4932', 'Species') :: ['yeasts'] @entity12735 :: ('63417', 'Species') :: ['Trichophyton', 'Trichophyton verrucosum'] @entity12734 :: ('5551', 'Species') :: ['Trichophyton rubrum']
@entity364 :: (MESH:D009181,Disease) :: ['Fungal Infections']
