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Name | Prevalence of Trichophyton rubrum infections in diabetic and non-diabetic patients |
Description | Research article:-Microbiology Chitralekha S., Dinesh K., Illamani V., Praveena R., Menezes GA* Assistant Professor & Scientist Microbiology & Central Research Laboratory Department of Microbiology, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital(Bharath University) Chromepet, Chennai, India
Abstract:- Background: Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disorder and takes on pandemic proportions. Dermatophytosis remains a significant public health problem. The objective of the study was to study the prevalence of Trichophyton rubrum infection among diabetic and non- diabetic patients. Materials and methods: It is a cross sectional study conducted during July 2011 to July 2012. All clinically diagnosed cases of dermatophytoses attending the Dermatology OPD of were included in the study. Among those 40 diabetic and 40 non diabetic Patients were included. Clinical materials were collected from the patients suffering from various types of dermatophytoses and processed according to standard protocols. Result: Among the eighty samples 32 samples showed positive for Trichophyton rubrum in both direct microscopy and culture (40%) from both diabetic and non-diabetic population. Among the diabetic patients 18 were positive for T. rubrum (56.2%) which includes 10 male patients (31.2%) and 8 female patients (25%). In non-diabetic patients 14 patients were positive for T. rubrum (43.7%) which includes 9 male (28.1%) and 5 female patients (15.6%). Conclusion: The percentage of Trichophyton rubrum isolated from diabetic patients (56.2%) is higher when compared to non-diabetic patients (43.7%) in our hospital in Chennai.
Keywords:- Trichophyton rubrum, Diabetic patients, Non-diabetic patients.
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