Fungal Species Isolated from Skin and Nail Lesions of Hands and Feet of Patients Suspected of Mycotic Infection./Das Pilzartenspektrum an Haut‐ und Nagelläsionen der Hande und Füße von Patienten mit Mykoseverdacht

Abstract

A mycological study of patients attending the dermatological departments in the district of Krak6w was undertaken during a period of five years, from 1980 to 1984. The investigations were carried out on 1561 women and 946 men. A total of 3626 specimens (skin scrapings and nails) were investigated. Dermatophytes were isolated from 824 specimens, Candida albicans from 256 and Scopulariopsis brevicaulis from 233. The growth of dermatophytes was observed in 363 samples with nega-