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dc.contributor.authorAdhikari, Luna-
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Atrayee Das-
dc.contributor.authorPal, Ranabir-
dc.contributor.authorSingh, T. S. K.-
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-18T10:06:32Z-
dc.date.available2020-09-18T10:06:32Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.citationIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 52(2), 2009en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.cus.ac.in/jspui/handle/1/7109-
dc.description.abstractAims and objectives: The etiological spectrum of any superfi cial mycosis is largely dependent on the fl ora in the immediate environment of the individual. It is infl uenced by the geographic, climatic and occupational factors. The study is basically to formulate baseline data for the species prevalence of various dermatophytes in patients with onychomycosis attending the Central Referral Hospital, Gangtok, Sikkim. Materials and Methods: Thirty-four clinically suspected cases of onychomycosis were subjected to mycological studies. Results: Thirty-two (94.12%) cases were positive for fungal elements by direct microscopy and 28 (82.35%) by culture. Young adults in the age group of 21-30 years were mainly affected. The male:female ratio was 1.125:1. Dermatophytes were isolated in 18 cases (64.29%). Trichophyton tonsurans (44.44%) was the most common isolate followed by T. mentagrophytes (22.22%), T. rubrum (11.11%), T. verrucosum (11.11%) and Microsporum audouinii (11.11%). Apart from dermatophytes, Aspergillus niger (21.43%) and Penicillium marneffei (14.28%) were also isolated. Conclusion: Dermatophytes, mainly T. tonsurans, as well as moulds other than dermatophytes were isolated from onychomycosis patients in Gangtok, Sikkim.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectDermatophytesen_US
dc.subjectGangtok,en_US
dc.subjectonychomycosisen_US
dc.titleClinico-etiologic correlates of onychomycosis in Sikkimen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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