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The frequency ofCandida species in onychomycosis

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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 byC. parapsilosis (19.6%),C. tropicalis (9.8),C. krusei (4.9),C. guilliermondii andC. zeylanoides (2.4% each).

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  1. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Šafárik University, 040 66, Košice, Slovakia

    E. Dorko

  2. Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Šafárik University, 040 66, Košice, Slovakia

    J. Jautová

  3. Department of Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 041 81, Košice, Slovakia

    L. Tkáčiková & A. Wantrubová

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Dorko, E., Jautová, J., Tkáčiková, L. et al. The frequency ofCandida species in onychomycosis. Folia Microbiol 47, 727–731 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02818679

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