title: Trends in Pediatric Laboratory-Diagnosed Onychomycosis Between 2006 and 2014 in the Southwest of England.
abstract: This is the largest study of laboratory-diagnosed onychomycosis in England for children younger than 17 years. The most common (91.5%) cultured organism in this population was Trichophyton rubrum. Candida species were isolated only from fingernails, and the majority were from children younger than 5 years. Continued analysis of fungal pathogens is vital to identify changing trends.
authors.affiliation: Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7492-798X
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wlodek
authors.affiliation: School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trickey
authors.affiliation: Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Berker
authors.affiliation: Public Health England Mycology Reference Laboratory, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification