Clinicomycological Characterization of Superficial Mycoses from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal.
Abstract
Background. Superficial mycosis is a common fungal infection worldwide, mainly caused by dermatophytes.
However, the prevalence of species varies geographically. In addition, fungal treatment
is best guided according to species isolated. This study was carried out to determine
the clinical as well as mycological profile of superficial mycoses in a tertiary care
hospital, Nepal. Methods. This was a prospective case-control laboratory based study conducted over a period
of six months from January to June 2014 at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital,
Nepal. A total of 200 specimens were collected from the patients suspected of superficial
mycoses. The specimens were macroscopically as well as microscopically examined. The
growth was observed up to 4 weeks. Results. Out of total 200 specimens from the patients suspected of superficial mycoses, tinea
corporis 50 (25%) was most common clinical types. KOH mount was positive in 89 (44.5%)
and culture was positive in 111 (55.5%). Trichophyton mentagrophytes 44 (39.6%) was the most common isolate. Conclusions. The diagnostic yields of KOH mount and culture were found to be complementary to
each other. Thus both the methods added with clinical findings are equally important
to establish superficial mycosis.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/27408Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1155/2016/9509705Publication Info
Khadka, Sundar; Sherchand, Jeevan Bahadur; Pokharel, Dinesh Binod; Pokhrel, Bharat
Mani; Mishra, Shyam Kumar; Dhital, Subhash; & Rijal, Basista (2016). Clinicomycological Characterization of Superficial Mycoses from a Tertiary Care Hospital
in Nepal. Dermatology research and practice, 2016. pp. 9509705. 10.1155/2016/9509705. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/27408.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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