title: The frequency of Candida species in onychomycosis.
abstract: Mycological investigation of 108 nail specimens taken from a total of 41 patients examined over three years included direct microscopy and repeated cultures. A higher incidence of onychomycosis of the fingernails (75%) was observed in women while afflictions of the toenails (71%) prevailed in men. The highest prevalence of onychomycosis was found in patients between 50 and 70 years of age. Candida albicans was the dominant organism causing onychomycosis (prevalence rate 60.9%), followed by C. parapsilosis (19.6%), C. tropicalis (9.8), C. krusei (4.9), C. guilliermondii and C. zeylanoides (2.4% each).
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Safárik University, 040 66 Kosice, Slovakia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dorko
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jautová
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tkáciková
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wantrubová
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000254:growth & development*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies