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Clinico-Mycological Characterization of fungal isolates from cutaneous skin lesions | |
Neha Rathore, Jaya Lalwani, Priyanka Singh, Deepti Chaurasia | |
Aims and Objectives: Superficial cutaneous mycoses are commonly encountered fungal diseases prevalent in most parts of the world involving the skin’s outermost covering as well as its appendages such as nail and hair. This study was carried out to study the correlation between clinical features and the fungal isolates obtained. Study design: Observational (prospective) study. Place and Duration of Study:Department of Microbiology and Department of Dermatology, Gandhi Medical College and Hamidia Hospital Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, between January2020 to October 2021. Methodology: This study was conducted in Department of Microbiology, Gandhi Medical College, Hamidia and Associated hospitals, Bhopal (M.P.) from January 2020 to October 2021. A total of 180 samples were collected from patients suspected of superficial mycoses which were then subjected to direct KOH examination and culture on plain SDA, on SDA with antibiotics slants (cycloheximide and chloramphenicol), on Dermatophyte Test Medium and in cases of suspected lipophilic fungi, samples were inoculated on SDA with olive oil overlay. The growths were examined macroscopically as well as microscopically. Germ tube tests and inoculations on CHROMagar Candida Medium were performed on all growths identified as yeasts. |
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