Open AccessCandida parapsilosis and candida guillermondii: Emerging pathogens in nail candidiasis
Author(s) -
Félix Fich,
Álvaro AbarzúaAraya,
Mario Pérez,
Yalile Nauhm,
Eugenia León
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.123485
Subject(s) - candida parapsilosis , medicine , nail (fastener) , microbiology and biotechnology , dermatology , candida albicans , antifungal , biology , materials science , metallurgy
Onychomycosis of the fingernails and toenails is generally caused by dermatophytes and yeasts. Toenail mycoses involve mainly dermatophytes but when Candida is also involved, the strain most commonly isolated worldwide is C. albicans.