ISSN:
1573-0832
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract In order to determine the presence of dermatophytes in healthy skin, 200 animals from the animal house of Faculty of Medicine, U.N.A.M., were studied; these were 50 rats, 50 rabbits, 50 mice, and 50 guinea pigs. Out of these 200 animals, 29.5% had positive isolation of Trichophyton mentagrophytes, var. lacticolor. The frequency variation was: rats, 68%; rabbits, 36%; mice, 8%; and guinea pigs, 6%. Male rats and male rabbits, had the higher incidence of positives. The epidemiologic repercussion of these and the significance to use these animals in biomedical investigation is discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00436440
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