Dermatophytes are among the most common fungal agents causing superficial skin infections worldwide. Epidemiology of these infections is evolving and variable in every country. This report presents the Belgian epidemiological data regarding the distribution of dermatophytes species isolated by the two national reference centers for mycosis during a period of 5 years (2012–2016). Trichophyton rubrum was the most frequently isolated species, considering all sampling sites (60.3% on average between 2012 and 2016). More precisely, this dermatophyte was the major agent of Tinea unguium and Tinea corporis during this period, followed by species of the Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex. Moreover, Microsporum audouinii was the main etiological agent of Tinea capitis (TC) with a frequency of 52.5% on average between 2012 and 2016. Other African dermatophytes species such as Trichophyton soudanense and Trichophyton violaceum were also agents of TC with a respective prevalence of 11.6% and 11.5% on average. This study highlights a different dermatophyte distribution in Belgium in comparison with other European countries.

皮肤癣菌是世界范围内引起浅表皮肤感染的最常见真菌之一。这些感染的流行病学在每个国家都在不断变化和变化。本报告介绍了比利时两个国家真菌病参考中心在 5 年内（2012-2016 年）分离出的皮肤癣菌物种分布的流行病学数据。考虑到所有采样点，红色毛癣菌是最常分离的物种（2012 年至 2016 年间平均为 60.3%）。更准确地说，这种皮肤癣菌是这一时期甲癣和体癣的主要病原体，其次是须癣毛癣菌复合体。而且，Microsporum audouinii是头癣(TC)的主要病原体，2012 年至 2016 年间平均发生率为 52.5%。其他非洲皮肤癣菌物种，如苏丹毛癣菌和紫色毛癣菌也是头癣的病原体，分别为 11.6% 和平均 11.5%。与其他欧洲国家相比，这项研究强调了比利时皮肤癣菌的不同分布。