Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Science Communicator Platform

Stay connected! Follow us on X network (Twitter):
Share this content! On (X network) By
Study of Onychomycosis in Isfahan, Iran Publisher Pubmed



Chadeganipour M1 ; Nilipour S1 ; Ahmadi G1
Authors
Show Affiliations
Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Mycology and Parasitology Department, Isfahan Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Source: Mycoses Published:2010


Abstract

A mycological study was undertaken in 488 patients suspected of onychomycosis in Isfahan, a large province of Iran, to gain more insight into the prevalence and aetiology of this infection. Direct microscopy of the nail clips was positive in 194 (39.8%) and fingernail onychomycosis was recognised in 141 (72.7%) and toenail onychomycosis in 53 (27.3%) cases. As agents of onychomycosis, yeast were detected in 112 (57.7%), dermatophytes in 27 (13.9%) and non-dermatophyte fungi in 55 (28.4%) patients. Of the samples cultured, Candida albicans was the most prevalent (84%) yeast. Among dermatophytes, Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale was found to be the commonest aetiological agent (8.6%) followed by Epidermophyton floccosum and T. rubrum. Among the non-dermatophyte moulds, Aspergillus flavus was the most prevalent species (13%). Moreover, nine samples with positive direct microscopy yielded no growth. Females were affected more frequently with fingernail candidal infections than males, and children under 7 years of age were predominantly involved with candidal paronychia. The majority of fungal nail infections were characterised clinically by distal and proximal subungual onychomycosis. The growing trend towards the frequency of fingernail onychomycosis in housewives was noticeable in the last decade in Iran. © 2009 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.
Related Docs
View other Related Docs
1. Causative Agents of Onychomycosis: A 7-Year Study, Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis (2016)
2. Growing Incidence of Non-Dermatophyte Onychomycosis in Tehran, Iran, Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology (2016)
3. The First Case of Fingernail Onychomycosis Due to Neoscytalidium Novaehollandiae, Molecular Identification and Antifungal Susceptibility, Journal de Mycologie Medicale (2020)
4. A 10-Year Study of Dermatophytoses in Isfahan, Iran, Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis (2016)
5. Identification of Dermatophyte and Nondermatophyte Molds Isolated From Animal Lesions Suspected to Dermatomycoses, Advanced Biomedical Research (2020)
6. Translation Elongation Factor 1-Alpha Gene As a Marker for Diagnosing of Candidal Onychomycosis, Current Medical Mycology (2020)
7. Comparison of in Vitro Activities of Newer Triazoles and Classic Antifungal Agents Against Dermatophyte Species Isolated From Iranian University Hospitals: A Multi-Central Study, Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials (2023)
8. Otomycosis Due to the Rare Fungi Talaromyces Purpurogenus, Naganishia Albida and Filobasidium Magnum, Mycopathologia (2020)
Experts (# of related papers)
View all Related Experts
Rasoul Mohammadi (29)
Seyed Hossein Mirhendi Esfahani (21)
Other Related Docs
9. The Epidemiology of Dermatophytosis Among Elementary School Children in Koohrang City, Iran, in 2014 and 2015, Journal of Isfahan Medical School (2015)
10. Identification and Frequency of Candida Species in Patients With Different Forms of Candidiasis in Isfahan, Using Pcr-Rflp Method, Journal of Isfahan Medical School (2011)
11. Frequency Distribution of Keratinophilic Dermatophyte Fungi From the Soil of Different Zones in Isfahan Using Morphological and Molecular Methods, Advanced Biomedical Research (2019)
12. Otomycosis in Central Iran: A Clinical and Mycological Study, Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal (2011)
13. Use of Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism to Rapidly Identify Dermatophyte Species Related to Dermatophytosis, Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology (2015)
14. An Alarming Rise of Non-Albicans Candida Species and Uncommon Yeasts in the Clinical Samples; a Combination of Various Molecular Techniques for Identification of Etiologic Agents, BMC Research Notes (2019)
15. Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Neoscytalidium Dimidiatum in a Covid-19 Patient; [Feohifomicosis Producida Por Neoscytalidium Dimidiatum En Un Paciente Con Covid-19], Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia (2022)
16. Iranian National Survey on Tinea Capitis: Antifungal Susceptibility Profile, Epidemiological Characteristics, and Report of Two Strains With a Novel Mutation in Sqle Gene With Homology Modeling, Mycopathologia (2023)
17. Invasive Fungal Infection in Febrile Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Undergoing Chemotherapy in Iran, Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders - Drug Targets (2019)
18. In Vitro Susceptibility Patterns of Clinically Important Trichophyton and Epidermophyton Species Against Nine Antifungal Drugs, Mycoses (2015)
19. Antifungal Activity of Anethum Graveolens Extract and Atrovastatin Against Candida Species Compared to Fluconazole, Journal of Isfahan Medical School (2015)
20. Species Identification and in Vitro Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Aspergillus Section Nigri Strains Isolated From Otomycosis Patients, Journal de Mycologie Medicale (2018)
21. Evaluation of Prevalence of New Candida Species (C. Orthopsilosis and C. Metapsilosis) Among C. Parapsilosis Group Isolated From Patients by Pcr-Rflp of Sadh Gene in Iran, Journal of Isfahan Medical School (2011)
22. Molecular Identification of Causative Agents in 25 Cases With Mucormycosis in Iran, Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases (2019)
23. Low Level of Antifungal Resistance in Iranian Isolates of Candida Glabrata Recovered From Blood Samples in a Multicenter Study From 2015 to 2018 and Potential Prognostic Values of Genotyping and Sequencing of Pdr1, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (2019)
24. Fusarium Proliferatum-Induced Chronic Lip Ulcer: Successful Treatment With Itraconazole: A Case Report, Journal of Medical Case Reports (2022)
25. Prevalence and Aetiology of Dermatophytoses in Isfahan, Iran, Mycoses (1997)
26. Epidemiology and Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida Species Isolated From 10 Tertiary Care Hospitals in Iran, Microbiology Spectrum (2022)
27. Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis of Clinical Isolates of Aspergillus Flavus From Iran Reveals the First Cases of Aspergillus Minisclerotigenes Associated With Human Infection, BMC Infectious Diseases (2014)
28. Fungal Sinusitis and Treatment, Journal of Isfahan Medical School (2010)
29. Epidemiologic and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Candiduria Among Patients Hospitalized in the Nephrology and Intensive Care Unit Wards, Tehran, Iran, Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology (2022)
30. Utilization of Size Polymorphism in Its1 and Its2 Regions for Identification of Pathogenic Yeast Species, Journal of Medical Microbiology (2017)
31. Sheep Serve As a Reservoir of Trichophyton Mentagrophytes Genotype V Infection, Medical Mycology (2023)
32. Caspofungin-Non-Susceptible Candida Orthopsilosis Isolated From Onychomycosis in Iran, Iranian Journal of Public Health (2017)
33. A Simple Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Rapid Identification of the Common Pathogenic Dermatophytes: Trichophyton Interdigitale, Trichophyton Rubrum, and Epidermophyton Floccosum, Current Medical Mycology (2021)
34. Frequency of Uncommon Clinical Yeast Species Confirmed by Its-Sequencing, Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases (2019)
35. Molecular Characterization of Candida Dubliniensis and Candida Albicans in the Oral Cavity of Drug Abusers Using Duplex Polymerase Chain Reaction, Current Medical Mycology (2018)
36. Microbial Epidemiology of Candidaemia in Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Units at the Children's Medical Center, Tehran, Mycoses (2018)
37. Safety and Efficacy of Terbinafine in a Pediatric Iranian Cohort of Patients With Tinea Capitis, Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal (2009)
38. Candida Palmioleophila Candidemia and Bacterial Co-Infection in a 3-Month-Old Infant With Biliary Atresia, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2023)
39. Multicenter Identification and Antifungal Susceptibility Patterns of Candida Species Isolated From Clinical Samples, Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology (2017)
40. The Frequency of Candiduria in Hospitalized Patients at Nephrology Department, Labbafinejad Hospital, Tehran, Iran, Journal of Isfahan Medical School (2017)
41. Molecular Epidemiology of Otomycosis in Isfahan Revealed a Large Diversity in Causative Agents, Journal of Medical Microbiology (2019)
42. Artifacts Similar to Fungal Elements in Medical Mycology Laboratories, Journal of Isfahan Medical School (2014)
43. In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern of Candida Species Isolated From Gastroesophageal Candidiasis, Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench (2021)
44. Molecular Identification of Candida Species Isolated From Gastrooesophageal Candidiasis in Tehran, Iran, Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench (2015)
45. Molecular Epidemiology and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile in Nakaseomyces Glabrata Species Complex: A 5-Year Countrywide Study, Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis (2024)
46. Candida Infections Among Neutropenic Patients, Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine (2016)
47. Otomycosis in Western Iran: Clinical and Mycological Aspects, Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases (2017)
48. Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Candida Species Isolated From the Immunocompromised Patients Admitted to Ten University Hospitals in Iran: Comparison of Colonizing and Infecting Isolates, BMC Infectious Diseases (2017)
49. Molecular Strategy for the Direct Detection and Identification of the Most Common Fungal Community in Cerumen Specimens by Multiplex Pcr, Journal of Medical Microbiology (2023)
50. Species Distribution and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Candida Isolates From Blood and Other Normally Sterile Foci From Pediatric Icu Patients in Tehran, Iran, Medical Mycology (2020)