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Incidence and distribution of Candida species isolated from human skin in Jordan
Author(s) -
Abu-Elteen Kh
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0507.1999.00465.x
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , medicine , candida albicans , candida tropicalis , antibiotics , antibiotic therapy , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus , dermatology , pediatrics , antifungal , endocrinology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , optics
In the period between December 1992 and September 1993 a total of 1060 clinically suspected cases of dermatomycoses were examined for causative fungi. Of these 330 (31%) were suspected as cutaneous candidosis. A higher incidence was observed in adults (62.9%) than in children (36.2%) and infants (19.5%). The infected patients that were adults were divided into four categories: diabetics; those receiving steroid; those receiving antibiotic therapy; and a non‐risk control group. Analysis of the data revealed that the incidence rate appears to be approximately doubled in diabetes (49.3%), steroid therapy (33.8%) and antibiotic therapy (27.4%) than in the control group (15.7%). Candida albicans was the most frequent isolate (57.6%) followed by Candida tropicalis (16.5%).