| onychomycosis in cali, colombia. | this study presents the epidemiological and mycological aspects of 299 patients with nail lesions who were referred to three diagnostic laboratories in the city of cali. the diagnosis of mycoses was established through visualization of mycotic structures in a direct microscopic examination of skin scrapings and by isolation. onychomycosis was found in 183 cases (61.2%), of which 141 were in toenails (44 in males and 97 in females), 38 in fingernails (9 males and 29 females), and 4 cases in toena ... | 2004 | 15518346 |
| medically important fungi found in hallux nails of university students from cali, colombia. | the presence of medically important fungi was studied in hallux nails scrapings obtained from 504 students (204 males, 300 females) of three universities in cali. specimens were examined by direct microscopic examination and fungal culture. medically important fungi were found in 49 (9.7%) students, 24 (4.8%) had onychomycosis while the rest did not have nail lesions. trichophyton rubrum was the most commonly isolated fungi in students with lesions, where as t. mentagrophytes predominated in hea ... | 2007 | 17473987 |