Isolation of Dermatophytes by the Foot-press Method from Several, Male and Female Volunteers After Bathing in Four Public Baths.

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  • Katoh Takuro
    Division of Dermatology, Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital
  • Kimura Kyoko
    Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
  • Taniguchi Hiroko
    Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
  • Maruyama Rhuji
    Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
  • Nishioka Kiyoshi
    Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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  • 共同浴場利用後の非り患者の足底からの皮膚糸状菌の分離　複数利用による個人，男女の比較

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We isolated dermatophytes from normal looking feet of individuals who had bathed in four public baths in two Japanese hotels, one so-called “healthy land”, and one public bathhouse (sentou in Japanese). All volunteers were without lesions on their feet and revealed no dermatophytes by the foot-press method prior to bathing. Two male and two female volunteers were examined after bathing in each of the public baths using the same method. From eight male samples, a total of 230 colonies of dermatophytes were isolated; however, only seven colonies were detected from four out of eight female samples. Species of isolated dermatophytes included Trichophyton rubrum (61 colonies) and T. mentagrophytes (176 colonies). During and after this study, none of the volunteers developed any lesions on their feet.

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  • CRID
    1390282679188947840
  • NII Article ID
    130003671868
  • DOI
    10.3314/jjmm.37.223
  • ISSN
    18820476
    09164804
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
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    • CiNii Articles
    • OpenAIRE
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