[Fungal flora in mycoses among the population of the south-eastern Poland 1978-1988]

In the years 1978-1988 a group of 2257 subjects was examined for the presence of fungal infection. In 785 cases positive results of cultures were obtained yielding 468 dermatophytes (60.1%) and 317 yeast-like fungi (39.9%). The most frequently isolated fungi were: Candida albicans (27.3%), Trichophyton mentagrophytes v. interdigitale (27.0%) and Trichophyton rubrum (20.6%). In the subgroup of dermatophytes anthropophilic fungi accounted for 87.5%.