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| Title: | Species of Fungi Associated with Skin Diseases of Different Age Groups in Plateau State, Nigeria |
| Authors: | Ogaraku, A.O.
Ogbonna, C.I.C.
Nwokedi, V.C. |
| Issue Date: | 2006 |
| Publisher: | African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology |
| Series/Report no.: | Vol. 6;No. 3; Pp 188 - 191 |
| Abstract: | A survey was carried out on the species of‘ fungi associated with skin disease of thirty subject of different age groups in Plateau State, Nigeria. The age groups included 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40 , 41-50 years, accounting for 27%, 38%, 23%, 8% and 4% of total
number of individuals with fungal infections respectively. The skin diseases Involved lncluded ringworm, dermatitise burns, impetigo and boils. The fungal isolates includes microsporium canis, M. audouinii, M. ferrugineum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes,T. megninii and Aspergillus niger, with frequencies of occurrence in the subject being, 80%, 60%, 40%, 60%, 60% and 20% respectively. The implications of the results are discussed. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1824 |
| ISSN: | 1595-689X |
| Appears in Collections: | Plant Science and Biotechnology
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