title: SIXTEEN YEARS OF DERMATOMYCOSIS CAUSED BY Candida spp. IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF PORTO ALEGRE, SOUTHERN BRAZIL.
abstract: The yeasts of the genus Candida infect skin, nails, and mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal and the genitourinary tract. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dermatomycoses caused by Candida spp., and their etiological aspects in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, Brazil. A retrospective study with data obtained from tertiary hospital patients, from 1996 to 2011, was performed. The analyzed parameters were date, age, gender, ethnicity, anatomical region of lesions, and the direct examination results. For all the statistical analyses, a = 0.05 was considered. Among positive results in the direct mycological examination, 12.5% of the total of 4,815 cases were positive for Candida spp. The angular coefficient (B) was -0.7%/ year, showing a decrease over the years. The genus Candida was more prevalent in women (15.9% of women versus 5.84% of men), and in addition, women were older than men (54 versus 47 years old, respectively). There was no difference between ethnic groups. The nails were more affected than the skin, with 80.37% of the infections in the nails (72.9% in fingernails and 7.47% in toenails). Our study corroborates the literature regarding the preference for gender, age, and place of injury. Moreover, we found a decrease in infection over the studied period.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, daiane.heidrich@yahoo.com.br, cheila.dos@gmail.com, cibele-mm@hotmail.com, scrofern@ufrgs.br.
authors.forename: Daiane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heidrich
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, daiane.heidrich@yahoo.com.br, cheila.dos@gmail.com, cibele-mm@hotmail.com, scrofern@ufrgs.br.
authors.forename: Cheila Denise Ottonelli
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Stopiglia
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, daiane.heidrich@yahoo.com.br, cheila.dos@gmail.com, cibele-mm@hotmail.com, scrofern@ufrgs.br.
authors.forename: Cibele Massotti
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Magagnin
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, daiane.heidrich@yahoo.com.br, cheila.dos@gmail.com, cibele-mm@hotmail.com, scrofern@ufrgs.br.
authors.forename: Tatiane Caroline
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Daboit
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, vetorato@terra.com.br, taisguarienti@terra.com.br.
authors.forename: Gerson
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vettorato
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, vetorato@terra.com.br, taisguarienti@terra.com.br.
authors.forename: Taís Guarienti
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Amaro
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, daiane.heidrich@yahoo.com.br, cheila.dos@gmail.com, cibele-mm@hotmail.com, scrofern@ufrgs.br.
authors.forename: Maria Lúcia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Scroferneker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002175:Candida; D002179:Candidiasis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails / Q000503:physiopathology; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D012867:Skin / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult