Mycological culture of 547 cases of onychomycosis in Weihai

Objective To get the message of clinical types and fungal composement in latest 2 years in Weihai.Methods Fungal culture and clinical analysis were performed on 547 cases of onychomycosis with positive direct microscopic examination.Results DLSO(53.9%) were the most frequently clinical types, followed by TDO(25.2%), PSO(14.2%) and SWO(6.5%).Four hundred and twenty-nine strains of pathogenic fungi were isolated, The most frequently isolated fungus was dermatophytes(82.5%), followed by yeasts(14.2%) and saprophytic molds(3.3%).Conclusion In the latest 2 years, the most frequent pathogenic fungus of onychomycosis in Weihai were dermatophytes, yeast fungus and saprophytic molds by turns. The clinical types of onychomycosis include DLSO, TDO, PSO and SWO.