Akpolat, NÖAkdeniz, SElci, SAtmaca, SÖzekinci, T2024-04-242024-04-2420050933-7407https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.01065.xhttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/17583The incidence and types of tinea capitis in 234 children aged 1-12 referred to our laboratory with a preliminary diagnosis of tinea capitis infection in the past 5 years were investigated. Tinea capitis was determined in 149 (63.7%) of these patients, of which agents grew in culture in 124 (83.2%). The most frequently isolated agents, in order of frequency, are as follows: Trichophyton violaceum (43.6%), Microsporum canis (37.9%), T. mentagrophytes (8.1%) and T. verrucosum (4.8%).eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessDermatophytesTinea CapitisEpidemiologyTurkeyArticle481810WOS:0002266536000032-s2.0-138442569861567965810.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.01065.xQ1Q3