Table 1. Prevalence of Onychomycosis in 128 patients in Sri Lanka
Species |
Total |
Number of patients |
|
|
|
Significant growth |
Contaminants |
Dermatophytes Trichophyton rubrum T. mentagophytes |
17 11 6 |
17 (20%) 11 (12.9%) 6 (7%) |
- |
Non- Dermatophyte Molds (NDM) Aspergillus niger A.flavus A.terreus Penicillium sp Fusarium sp Cladosporium sp Rhizopus sp Acremonium sp Paecilomycis sp Cylindrocarpon sp |
68 47 12 2 7 8 4 1 1 1 1 |
39(45.8%) 19(22%) 5(6%) 2(2.35%) 3(3.5%) 5(6%) 3 - 1 1 - |
29 18 4 - 4 - 1 1 - - 1 |
Yeasts Candida albicans Other Candida sp Other yeasts |
31 4 20 7 |
29(34.1%) 2 (2.35%) 20(23.5%) 7 (8.2%) |
2 |
No growth |
8(6%) |
|
|
Mixed infections |
4 |
|
|
Total |
128 |
85(66.4%) |
31(24.2%) |