| Pak. J. Bot., 38(2): 493-495, 2006. | Back to Contents | ||||
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ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF DERMATOPHYTES FROM SINDH, PAKISTAN NASREEN KHALID THEBO, HIDAYATULLAH ABRO, ABDUL QAYOOM SOOMRO, *JAWED ANWER AND MUHAMMAD SUHAIL
Abstract: During a clinical survey, 26 cases from the Civil Hospital, Karachi
and 40 cases from the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences,
Jamshoro were studied. The cases were followed up for clinical and mycological
examination. A total of 13 species of dermatophytes viz., Aspergillus
niger, A. flavus, A. fumigatus, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, T. rubrum,
T. tonsurans, T. megnini, T. verucosum, Microsporum canis, M. gypsum,
M audouini, Candida albicans and Epidermophyton floccosum were
isolated and identified causing human infection which were of common
occurrence. Institute of Botany, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. |
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