The epidemiology of onychomycoses in Crete, Greece, between 1992 and 2001

Ioannidou, Despoina; Maraki, Sofia; Krasagakis, SK; Tosca, Androniki; Tselentis, Yiannis

doi:10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01412.x

Cited by 41 publications

(54 citation statements)

References 28 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…In contrast, studies carried out by other investigators have demonstrated a greater prevalence of dermatophytes as etiological agents of onychomycosis 7,19−21) . Based on Rubio Calvo et al 21) , Mercantini 20) , Iaannidou et al 22) , Mügge 7) and El Sayed et al 19) , the prevalence of onychomycosis with dermatophytic origin was 14.7%, 23.7%, 52%, 68% and 77.1%, respectively.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Onychomycosis in Iran: Epidemiology, Causative Agents and Clinical Features

Aghamirian

Ghiasian

2010

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Onychomycosis represents the most frequently encountered nail disease, which is difficult to eradicate with drug treatment. Aim: This study was undertaken to document the clinicomycological pattern of onychomycosis in Iran. Results of mycological tests of nail scrapings collected over a 4-year period were analyzed. Methods: Both direct microscopy and cultures of the nail material were performed to identify the causative agents. Results: The microscopic and/or cultural detection of fungi was positive in 40.2% of samples. The most common clinical type noted was distolateral subungual onychomycosis in 48.4% of cases. Etiological fungal agents were 50% dermatophytes, 46.8% yeasts, and 3.2% saprophytic moulds. The most frequently detected dermatophyte species were Trichophyton rubrum(48.4%)and T. mentagrophytes(41.9%) . Among yeasts, Candida albicans(58.6)was most common, followed by C. parapsilosis(17.2%) , C. glabrata(10.3%) , C. krusei and C. tropicalis(each 6.9%) . Aspergillus niger and A. flavus were the most frequent saprophytic moulds. Females were affected more frequently than males, and in both sexes those most infected were between 40-49 years of age. Fingernails were affected more frequently than toenails. Conclusions: The clinico-epidemiological data collected can serve as reference for future research and may be useful in the development of preventive and educational strategies.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Onychomycosis in Iran: Epidemiology, Causative Agents and Clinical Features

Aghamirian

Ghiasian

2010

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In total, 9 studies published between 1997 and 2006, spanning 4 continents, were assessed. 11,13,[31][32][33][34][35][36][37] For each study, the number of reported toenail infections caused by each genus of mold is provided in Table III. The top 5 organisms in terms of published confirmed isolations worldwide are (in descending order) Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Fusarium species, Aspergillus species, Scytalidium dimidiatum, and Acremonium species.…”

Section: Epidemiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic review of nondermatophyte mold onychomycosis: Diagnosis, clinical types, epidemiology, and treatment

Gupta¹,

Drummond-Main²,

Cooper³

et al. 2012

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

215

235

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Epidemiological studies concerning onychomycosis have been performed in many countries around the world: Lybia (Ellabib et al 2002), Slovakia (Dorko et al 2002) (Garg et al 2004), Argentina (Mujica et al 2004), Taiwan (Chi et al 2005), Italy (Romano et al 2005), Germany , Turkey (Ilkit 2005), and Greece (Ioannidou et al 2006). In all cases, infection of the nail by yeasts, mainly Candida sp., has been prominent.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%