Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Spectrum of Fungi in Patients with Onychomycosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Prospective Study

Table 5

Frequency and spectrum of fungal isolates in study subjects (n=303).

Fungal category	Species	Number	Percentage
Dermatophytes (87, 46.7%)	Trichophyton rubrum	28	13.4
	T. mentagrophytes	25	11.9
	T. tonsurans	20	9.6
	T. soudanense	10	4.8
	T. schoenleinii	2	0.96
	T. verrucosum	2	0.96
Nondermatophyte molds (60, 32.3%)	Aspergillus fumigatus	10	4.8
	A. niger	5	2.4
	A. flavus	3	1.4
	A. terreus	2	0.96
	Other Aspergillus spp.	2	0.96
	Cladosporium spp.	6	2.9
	Fusarium spp.	7	3.4
	Alternaria spp	5	2.4
	Scopulariopsis brevicaulis	8	3.8
	Scytalidium dimidiatum	12	5.7
Yeasts (62, 33.3%)	Candida albicans	33	15.9
	C. krusei	19	9.1
	C. tropicalis	4	1.9
	Other candida spp.	6	2.9
Total		209