Epidemiological trends in skin mycoses worldwide
@article{Havlkov2008EpidemiologicalTI, title={Epidemiological trends in skin mycoses worldwide}, author={Blanka Havl{\'i}{\vc}kov{\'a} and Viktor A. Czaika and Markus Friedrich}, journal={Mycoses}, year={2008}, volume={51} }
Fungal infections of the skin and nails are a common global problem. The high prevalence of superficial mycotic infections shows that 20–25% of the world’s population has skin mycoses, making these one of the most frequent forms of infection. Pathogens responsible for skin mycoses are primarily anthropophilic and zoophilic dermatophytes from the genera Trichophyton (T.), Microsporum (M.) and Epidermophyton (E.). There appears to be considerable inter‐ and intra‐continental variability in the…
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