Sample | Fungus detected by | ITS cloning (%)a | KOH mount/tinea pedisb | Improvement after treatment | Final interpretation of the array result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Culture | Array |  | |||
C26 | Aspergillus sp. | Trichophyton rubrum | T. rubrum (99.8) | ND/+c | (follw-up loss) | True positive |
C27 | (negative) | T. rubrum | T. rubrum (99.2) | ND/+ | Yes | True positive |
C28 | Penicillium sp. | T. rubrum | (negative) | -/- | (follw-up loss) | False positive |
C29 | Cladosporium sp. | T. rubrum | T. rubrum (100) | ND/+ | Yes | True positive |
C30 | (negative) | T. rubrum | T. rubrum (100) | ND/- | (follw-up loss) | True positive |
C32 | Candida sp. | T. rubrum | T. rubrum (99.6) | +/- | Yes | True positive |
C36 | (negative) | C. albicans | (negative) | -/- | Yesc | False positive |
C38 | (negative) | T. rubrum | T. rubrum (100) | +/+ | Yes | True positive |
C46 | (negative) | T. rubrum | (negative) | +/+ | (follw-up loss) | True positive |
C49 | (negative) | T. rubrum | (negative) | +/+ | Yes | True positive |
C50 | (negative) | T. rubrum | T. rubrum (100) | +/+ | Yes | True positive |