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Candida species isolation in peristomal skin in patients with abdominal stomas and correlation to clinical signs: a
Yamilett Morales-Mendoza1, Ramón Fernández-Martínez, Ma Rosy Fabián-Victoriano
1Yamilett 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.
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.
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