Epidemiologic study of onychomycosis and tinea pedis in Kashan, Iran

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作者：
Asadi, Mohammad Ali [1 ]
Dehghani, Rouhullah [2 ]
Sharif, Mohammad Reza [3 ]
机构：
[1] Kashan Univ Med Sci, Dept Parasitol & Mycol, Kashan, Iran
[2] Kashan Univ Med Sci, Dept Environm Hlth, Kashan, Iran
[3] Kashan Univ Med Sci, Dept Pediat, Kashan, Iran
来源：
JUNDISHAPUR JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY | 2009年 / 2卷 / 02期
关键词：
Onychomycosis; Tinea pedis; Candida; Dermatophyte; Saprophyte;
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中图分类号：
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号：
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要：
Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of nails that caused by several dermatophytes and saprophytes (yeasts and moulds). In addition, tinea pedis is a fungal infection of feet due to dermatophytes. Due to the importance of high prevalence rate of above diseases, this study was conducted to determine the epidemiologic condition of diseases in Kashan. In the present study, 137 patients suspected to onychomycosis and tinea pedis were examined. Disease was confirmed in 26 subjects (18.9%), 11 were males and 15 were females. The common etiologic agents was yeasts (11 cases) followed by dermatophytes (9 cases) and saprophytes (6 cases). This study showed that there is a high prevalence rate of onychomycosis and tinea pedis in Kashan. Therefore, due to importance of the disease, it is necessary to diagnose and cure the disease immediately.
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