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  • Title: Keratinophilic fungi isolated from children's sandpits in the Nablus area, West Bank of Jordan.
    Author: Ali-Shtayeh MS.
    Journal: Mycopathologia; 1988 Sep; 103(3):141-6. PubMed ID: 2461513.
    Abstract:
    The keratinophilic fungi of 29 sandpits from kindergarten schools and public parks in the city of Nablus was analysed to evaluate their role in the epidemiology of diseases caused by these fungi. Seventy two species were recovered 28 of which were common to both kindergartens and public parks sandpits. High percentage (57.4%) of fungal isolates found had been identified as the causes of various types of mycoses. Eight species of dermatophytes and closely related fungi were recovered, of which the followings were the most commonly found species in sandpits: Chrysosporium keratinophilum (20.7%), Microsporum gypseum (17.2%), Trichophyton mentagrophytes (6.9%), and C. evolceanui (6.9%).
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