From: The prevalance, epidemiology and risk factors for onychomycosis in hemodialysis patients
Isolated fungi | Number of cultures | Type of fungi | Positive cultures (%) | KOH (+) patients (%) | Patients with DNC (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. rubrum | 10 (9.2%) | D | 51.7 | 34.5 | 13.2 |
T. mentagrophytes | 2 (1.8%) | D | 13.3 | 6.9 | 2.6 |
Epidermophyton floccosum | 1 (0.9%) | D | 6.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 |
Aspergillus niger | 1 (0.9%) | ND | 6.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 |
Pichia etchellsii/carsonii | 1 (0.9%) | ND | 6.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 |
Contamination | 3 (2.8%) | - | - | 10.3 | 3.9 |
Negative | 58 (53.2%) | - | - | - | 76.3 |