Species

Total

Number of patients

Significant growth

Contaminants

Dermatophytes

    Trichophyton rubrum

   T. mentagophytes

    17

11

6

17 (20%)

11 (12.9%)

6 (7%)

-

Non- Dermatophyte Molds (NDM)

   Aspergillus niger

   A.flavus

   A.terreus

   Penicillium sp

   Fusarium sp

   Cladosporium sp

   Rhizopus sp

   Acremonium sp

   Paecilomycis sp       Cylindrocarpon sp

    68

47

12

2

7

8

4

1

1

1

1

39(45.8%)

19(22%)

5(6%)

2(2.35%)

3(3.5%)

5(6%)

3

-

1

1

-

29

18

4

-

4

-

1

1

-

-

1

Yeasts

   Candida albicans

   Other Candida sp

   Other yeasts

    31

4

20

7

29(34.1%)

2 (2.35%)

20(23.5%)

7 (8.2%)

2

No growth

8(6%)

Mixed infections

4

Total

128

85(66.4%)

31(24.2%)