Table 2 Distribution of species identified in nail plate samples of Hospital Patients Group (HosPG).

From: Quality of life and therapeutic regimen management in onychomycosis patients and in vitro study of antiseptic solutions

 

n

%

Dermatophytes

Trichophyton rubrum

27

37.5

Trichophyton interdigitale

11

15.3

Epidermophyton floccosum

1

1.4

Trichophyton violaceum

1

1.4

Subtotal

40

55.6

Nondermatophytes*

Aspergillus sp.

5

6.9

Penicillium sp.

5

6.9

Chaetomium sp.

4

5.6

Fusarium sp.

2

2.8

Alternaria sp.

2

2.8

Aspergillus niger

2

2.8

Acremonium sp.

1

1.4

Aspergillus fumigatus

1

1.4

Aspergillus penicillioides

1

1.4

Cladosporium sp.

1

1.4

Subtotal

24

33.3

Yeasts*

Candida parapsilosis

5

6.9

Candida albicans

1

1.4

Candida guilliermondii

1

1.4

Trichosporon mucoides

1

1.4

Subtotal

8

11.1

Total

72

100

  1. Data are n (%).
  2. *Some strains are colonization or contaminants.