Research Article

Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among School Children in Nok Community of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Table 2

Frequency of isolated dermatophytes from school children in Nok community, Kaduna State.

Dermatophyte isolatedFrequencyPercentage (%)

Microsporum canis1522.7
Microsporum audouinii710.6
Microsporum gypseum812.1
Trichophyton rubrum1928.8
Trichophyton mentagrophytes46.1
Trichophyton verrucosum34.5
Trichophyton tonsurans34.5
Trichophyton schoenleinii710.6