Medically important fungi found in hallux nails of university students from Cali, Colombia

dc.contributor.author	Álvarez, María Inés
dc.contributor.author	Caicedo, Luz Dary
dc.date.accessioned	2020-10-01T20:47:13Z
dc.date.available	2020-10-01T20:47:13Z
dc.date.issued	2007-05-01
dc.description.abstract	The presence of medically important fungi was studied in hallux nails scrapings obtained from 504 students (204 males, 300 females) of three universities in Cali. Specimens were examined by direct microscopic examination and fungal culture. Medically important fungi were found in 49 (9.7%) students, 24 (4.8%) had onychomycosis while the rest did not have nail lesions. Trichophyton rubrum was the most commonly isolated fungi in students with lesions, where as T. mentagrophytes predominated in healthy nails. Most of the students with fungi were males. The prevalence of fungi was higher in individuals between 26 and 35 years. No association was observed between fungi and practicing sports or undergoing pedicures. These results suggest that dermatophytes can be found in healthy hallux nails, which can be reservoirs of pathogenic fungi.	es
dc.identifier.issn	0301-486X
dc.identifier.uri	https://repositorio.usc.edu.co/handle/20.500.12421/4366
dc.language.iso	en	es
dc.publisher	Mycopathologia	es
dc.subject	Dermatophytes	es
dc.subject	Epidermophyton	es
dc.subject	Malassezia	es
dc.subject	Scytalidium	es
dc.subject	Trichophyton	es
dc.subject	Yeasts	es
dc.title	Medically important fungi found in hallux nails of university students from Cali, Colombia	es
dc.type	Article	es

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