从皮肤菌中分离出来的真菌:在梅拉卡医院进行了为期9个月的前性研究
1Hospital Melaka, Department of Dermatology, Malaysia. ngsteve88@yahoo.com.
The Medical journal of Malaysia
|June 4, 2023
概括
这项研究确定了在马来西亚引起皮肤,指甲和头发感染的常见真菌. 在菌感染中,Trichophyton rubrum和Microsporum canis是普遍存在的,而非皮肤菌菌则主导着菌病例.
科学领域:
- 医学真菌学 医学真菌学
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 皮肤菌病是普遍存在的表面真菌感染,影响全球的皮肤,指甲和头发.
- 这些感染影响20-25%的世界人口,引起的真菌在地理位置上有所不同.
- 当地病因鉴定对于有效管理皮肤菌病至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定导致 Melaka 医院患者表面性真菌感染的特定真菌物种.
- 提供有关皮肤病菌的当地流行病学数据,帮助制定有针对性的治疗策略.
主要方法:
- 在马来卡医院皮肤病诊所从2022年1月到10月进行了一项前性研究.
- 从临床上怀疑的皮肤菌病 (皮肤,指甲,头发) 的样本接受了氧化物 (KOH) 检查,真菌培养和真菌PCR.
- 阳性KOH样品进一步分析用于真菌识别.
主要成果:
- 在222个样本中,150个 (67.6%) 是真菌培养阳性.
- 特里科菲顿 (Trichophyton rubrum) 是 tinea corporis/cruris/pedis (44.8%) 中最常见的皮肤植物.
- 非皮肤菌菌在牛皮菌中占主导地位 (70%),而Microsporum canis在 tinea capitis中占主导地位 (53.8%).
结论:
- 皮质植物如Trichophyton rubrum和Microsporum canis分别是体和头的关键原因.
- 非皮肤菌的菌是牛皮菌病例的主要病原体.
- 这项研究突出了当地人口中皮肤病菌菌的特定真菌特征.
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