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An improved method for the isolation of fungi in onychomycosis
Author(s) -
ENGLISH MARY P.,
ATKINSON R.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1973.tb07540.x
Subject(s) - nail (fastener) , isolation (microbiology) , drill , dermatology , nail disease , medicine , sampling (signal processing) , suction , biology , paronychia , microbiology and biotechnology , computer science , materials science , engineering , structural engineering , mechanical engineering , filter (signal processing) , metallurgy , computer vision
SUMMARY A description is given of the use of a drill for obtaining nail samples for fungal culture in cases of onychomycosis. The nail dust produced by the drill is collected by suction into a bag, and used to inoculate culture plates. Nail dust was found to be greatly superior to clippings for the successful culture of both dermatophytes and non‐dermatophytes. Possible reasons for this are discussed and it is suggested that in dermatological practice a drill should be used for sampling nails where attempts to culture from clippings have failed.