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The frequency of Candida species in onychomycosis
E Dorko1, J Jautová, L Tkáciková
1Department of Physiology, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Safárik University, 040 66 Kosice, Slovakia.
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).