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FRANK R. HALL, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1956;74(3):306-307.

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Types of fungi cultured from dermatophytosis of the feet seem to differ considerably in various groups studied. Lewis and Hopper,¹ in the third edition of "An Introduction to Medical Mycology," found the following in a group of over 500 patients over a five-year period.

On the same page they cite the findings of Hopkins and his co-workers in soldiers as follows:

Shapiro and Rothman,² in an article on treatment of dermatomycosis, cultured 35 outpatients in a Chicago Clinic and 23 Army Air Corps students with these findings:

Dolce and Nickerson,³ on the treatment of mycotic infections, listed cultures on 31 cases of tinea pedis as follows:

In each of the present cases fungi were found first on direct examination of a portion of suspected skin or nail from the foot. After their presence was determined, culture on Sabouraud's dextrose media of a portion . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Batavia, N. Y.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Oct. 7, 1955.

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