title: [Clinical and mycological evaluation of onychomycosis among Brazilian HIV/AIDS patients].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Onychomycosis is common in immunocompromised patients, but emerging species have been verified, thereby modifying the epidemiological profile of this mycosis. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate clinical and mycological profile of onychomycosis among HIV/AIDS patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical samples were collected and processed for direct examination, and cultures were maintained at a temperature of 30 °C and 37 °C for 15 days.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 100 patients, 32 had onychomycosis. The etiological agents isolated were Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. guilliermondii, Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, Fusarium solani, Scytalidium hialinum, S. japonicum, Aspergillus niger, Cylindrocarpon destructans and Phialophora reptans.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Onychomycosis in HIV/AIDS patients presents various clinical manifestations and may be caused by emerging fungi. The peculiarities presented by different fungal agents justify the need for identification to species level, with the purpose of guiding better therapeutic approaches and minimizing these patients' exposure to conditions presenting a risk of disseminated infection.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE.
authors.forename: Idalina Inês Fonsêca Nogueira
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Cambuim
authors.forename: Danielle Patrícia Cerqueira
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Macêdo
authors.forename: Marília
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: Kedma de Magalhães
authors.initials: Kde M
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Genilda Pereira
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Cristina Maria de
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Souza-Motta
authors.forename: Débora Maria Massa
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Oliane Maria Correia
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: Lusinete Acioli de
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Queiroz
authors.forename: Rejane Pereira
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Neves
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult