Aetiology of superficial fungal infections of the foot in urban outpatients in mainland China: A multicentre, prospective case study

• Published in: Mycoses Vol. 63; no. 11; pp. 1235 - 1243
• Main Authors: Yu, Jin, Liu, Wei‐Da, Tong, Zhong‐Sheng, Yu, Nan, Cao, Cun‐Wei, Zhou, Xun, Li, Yu‐Zhen, Zhang, Yu, Li, Fu‐Qiu, Zhang, Jun‐Min, Zhu, Min, Yang, Lian‐Juan, Abliz, Palida, Wang, Ai‐Ping, Ran, Yu‐Ping, Li, Ruo‐Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Arthrodermataceae - isolation & purification; Arthrodermataceae - pathogenicity; Bacteria; China - epidemiology; Dermatomycoses - epidemiology; Dermatomycoses - etiology; Dermatomycoses - pathology; Dermatomycosis; dermatophytes; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Etiology; Feet; Female; Foot - microbiology; Foot - pathology; Fungal infections; Fungi; Fungi - isolation & purification; Fungi - pathogenicity; Humans; Incidence; Laboratories; Male; Mycoses - epidemiology; Mycoses - etiology; Mycoses - pathology; Outpatients; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; skin infection; superficial infection; Yeasts - isolation & purification; Yeasts - pathogenicity; China; epidemiology; dermatophytes; skin infection; superficial infection

Summary Background In China, the prevalence of superficial fungal infections of the foot is high and recurrence is common. However, a prospective, large‐scale and multicentre study on the aetiology of superficial fungal infections of the foot is still lacking. Objectives To study the epidemiology of...