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Isolation of fungi from onychomycosis-suspected nails by two methods: clipping and drilling
1Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
Mycoses
|November 1, 1996
Abstract:
We examined 101 nails clinically suspected of onychomycosis by taking specimens with two different techniques: clipping and drilling. We then compared the mycological results of these two techniques. The microscopic results were similar, but culture was more successful with the clipping technique. Twenty-seven per cent of specimens obtained by clipping were culture positive for dermatophytes compared with 20% obtained by drilling and a combined positivity rate of 31%.