title: Candida species isolation in peristomal skin in patients with abdominal stomas and correlation to clinical signs: a descriptive pilot study.
abstract: The reported prevalence of candidiasis in peristomal skin varies greatly. Very few studies exist that correlate the clinical findings around the peristomal skin to the mycology. In this study, the authors report on Candida species prevalence, clinical correlation, and mycology.
authors.affiliation: Yamilett Morales-Mendoza, MD, is a Pediatric Dermatologist and Mycologist, Mycology Section, Division of Dermatology; Ramón Fernández-Martínez, MD, is a General Practitioner and Mycologist, Mycology Section; Ma. Rosy Fabián-Victoriano, ETN, is an Enterostomal Therapy and Wound Care Nurse, Interdisciplinary Wound and Ostomy Care Center; José Contreras-Ruiz, MD, is a Dermatologist and Wound Care Specialist, and head of the Interdisciplinary Wound and Ostomy Care Center; Elsa Vásquez-del-Mercado, MD, is a Dermatologist and Mycologist, Mycology Section; Maria de Lourdes Suárez-Roa, MD, is the Chief of Clinical Research; and Roberto Arenas-Guzman, MD, is a Dermatologist and Head of the Mycology Section; all at the Division of Dermatology of the "Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez" General Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Yamilett
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morales-Mendoza
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández-Martínez
authors.forename: Ma Rosy
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Fabián-Victoriano
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Contreras-Ruiz
authors.forename: Elsa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vásquez-del-Mercado
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Lourdes Suárez-Roa
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arenas-Guzman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002179:Candidiasis, Cutaneous / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D054047:Surgical Stomas / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult