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11105538

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9-10
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-8
pubmed:abstractText
Candida albicans is regarded as the major pathogen in yeast-induced onychomycosis. Based on our impression of an increasing prevalence of Candida parapsilosis in this disease, we examined the data of two mycology laboratories in the same geographic location, from 1994 to 1996 in one (centre A) and for 1995 (6 months) in the other (centre B). A total of 954 and 230 toenails and 621 and 190 fingernails, respectively, underwent KOH microscopy and culture studies in each centre. Positive findings were noted in 45 and 65% of the toenails and 44 and 72% of the fingernails, respectively. In the toenails, Candida spp. were found in 22 and 15%, respectively, and in the fingernails, in 77 and 63%, respectively. The most frequent Candida species was C. parapsilosis (39.5% in toenails, 36.7% in fingernails), followed by C. albicans (19.5% in toenails, and 34.4% in fingernails). These results demonstrate a higher frequency of isolation of C. parapsilosis compared with C. albicans in onychomycosis. This might have important therapeutic implications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0933-7407
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
349-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
The frequency of Candida parapsilosis in onychomycosis. An epidemiological survey in Israel.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article