Research Article

Prevalence of Dermatophytosis and Antifungal Activity of Ethanolic Crude Leaf Extract of Tetradenia riparia against Dermatophytes Isolated from Patients Attending Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, Uganda

Table 4

Distribution of dermatophytes among patients attending Kampala International Hospital according to age and sex.

Demographic factors Dermatophytes and other fungi associated with dermatomycosis n=31Total (%)
M. canis n (%)M. audouinii n (%)T. violaceum n (%)T. tonsurans n (%)T. verrucosum n (%)T. rubrum n (%)T. mentagrophytes n (%)Candida spp. n (%)Aspergillus spp. n (%)Fusarium spp. n (%)

Age
1-100(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)4(12.90)0(0.00)0 (0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)4 (12.90)
11-201(3.23)1(3.23)2(6.45)0(0.00)0(0.00)1(3.23)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)5 (16.13)
21-302 (6.45)0(0.00)0(0.00)1(3.23)1(3.23)2(6.45)0(0.00)0(0.00)1(3.23)0(0.00)7(22.58)
31-401(3.23)0(0.00)1(3.23)0(0.00)1(3.23)1(3.23)1(3.23)0(0.00)2(6.45)1(3.23)8(25.83)
41-501(3.23)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)2(6.45)0(0.00)3(9.68)
51-600(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)1(3.23)2(6.45)0(0.00)3(9.68)
>600(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)1(3.23)0(0.00)0(0.00)1(3.23)

Total5(16.13)1 (3.23)3(9.68)1(3.23)6 (19.35)4(12.90)1(3.23)2(6.45)7(22.58)1(3.23)31(100)

Sex
Male1(3.23)1(3.23)3(9.68)1(3.23)4(12.90)3(9.68)0(0.00)1(3.23)6(19.35)0(0.00)20 (64.52)
Female4(12.90)0(0.00)0(0.00)0(0.00)2(6.45)1(3.23)1(3.23)1(3.23)1(3.23)1(3.23)11(35.48)

Total5(16.13)1(3.23)3(9.68)1(3.23)6(19.35)4(12.90)1(3.23)2(6.45)7(22.58)1(3.23)31(100)