Research Article

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Superficial Fungal Infection among Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Central Nepal

Table 5

Distribution of fungal isolates concerning clinical manifestation.

Fungal isolatesClinical presentation
Tinea capitisTinea unguiumTinea facieiTinea crurisTinea manuumTinea corporisTinea crurisTotal (%)

Trichophyton rubrum2114 (14.2)
Trichophyton mentagrophytes11 (3.5)
Cladosporium species111126 (21.4)
Penicillium species112 (7.1)
Aspergillus flavus22 (7.1)
Fusarium species112 (7.1)
Phialophora species11 (3.5)
Curvularia species11 (3.5)
Alternaria species11 (3.5)
Mucor species11 (3.5)
Candida albicans415 (18.5)
Rhodotorula species11 (3.5)
Total1 (3.7%)11 (40.7%)1 (3.7%)3 (11.1%)1 (3.7%)9 (33.3%)1 (3.7%)27 (100)