Dermatomycosis is the superficial infection of the keratinised tissues of the skin, hair and nail caused by various fungi including dermatophytes. This infection though trivial, has lot of psychological effect and requires effective treatment which is often costly. Numerous studies on clinico-mycological aspects of dermatomycosis have been conducted in different parts of India, but till now no reports are available on epidemiology of dermatomycosis from the Sub-Himalayan region of West Bengal. Over a period of two years (January 2013-December 2014) skin and nail samples were collected from 502 patients with signs and symptoms of dermatomycosis attending Sharma's skin foundation at Siliguri. Majority of the patients 301(60%) were in the age group of 22-40 years. Males were more commonly affected than the females. The overall male to female ratio was 3: 1. Tinea corporis was the commonest presentation no: 321(64%). Direct microscopy of KOH mount, culture on Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) and identification of colony using Lactophenol cotton blue mount (LCB) has been done with all the specimens. Total no of skin and nail samples processed were 462(92%) and 40(8%) respectively. KOH mount was positive in 402(80%) of the total cases. In 80(16%) cases no fungal growth was found. Out of 422 culture positive cases Trichophyton (T) rubrum was the commonest fungi isolated 130(48.5%) followed by T mentagrophytes 54(20.1%). Other fungi isolated were Microsporum (M) gypseum 21(7.8%) T verrucosum 23(8.6%), T tonsurans 10(3.7%), T violaceum 18(6.7%), T schenlenii 4(1.5%), Epidermophyton floccosum 6(2.2%), Hortaea werneckii 1, M persicolor 1(0.4%), T terrestre 1(0.4%), Chrysosporium keratinophilum 1, Aspergillus 64, Candida 56, Penicillium 24, Mucor 7, Fusarium 1. Clinical response rate to oral Fluconazole was very less 53(20%), whereas the response rate to oral Terbenafine was high 214 (80%). Most of the patients responded very well to oral Itraconazole 254(95%).
BACKGROUND For many years Enterococcus species were believed to be harmless commensals of human beings. During the past decade, there has been a worldwide trend in increasing occurrence of Enterococci in the hospitals, a shift in the spectrum of Enterococcal infections and emergence of antimicrobial resistance among such isolates. The steady Pandemic spread of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) along with acquisition of High Level Gentamicin Resistance (HLGR), β-lactamase production and glycopeptides resistance warrants continued surveillance of these versatile pathogens. MATERIALS AND METHODS Therefore, the present study has been carried out on a total no of 2788 clinical specimens (Urine, Pus, Blood and Cerebrospinal fluid) received from different indoor and outpatient departments (
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