The necessity of culture for the diagnosis of tinea pedis

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dc.contributor.authorEcemis T.
dc.contributor.authorDegerli K.
dc.contributor.authorAktas E.
dc.contributor.authorTeker A.
dc.contributor.authorOzbakkaloglu B.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:23:35Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:23:35Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractBackground: This study examined the consistency between the clinical diagnosis of tinea pedis and the results of direct fungal examination, prepared with 10% potassium hydroxide, and culture. Methods: 2427 patients clinically diagnosed with tinea pedis who presented to the mycology laboratory were reviewed retrospectively for the outcomes of direct fungal examination and culture. Results: Direct examination was positive in 54.3% and culture was positive in 36.6% of the cases. The sensitivity and specificity of direct microscopy were 95.7% and 69.6%, respectively Conclusions: The clinical diagnosis of tinea pedis can be misleading, since it features lesions that can also be present in some other skin diseases and direct microscopy may be insufficient to confirm the diagnosis. Therefore, we suggest using culture for a definitive diagnosis. Copyright © by the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1097/00000441-200602000-00015
dc.identifier.issn00029629
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/19593
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectDiagnosis, Differential
dc.subjectEpidermophyton
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMicrosporum
dc.subjectMycological Typing Techniques
dc.subjectReproducibility of Results
dc.subjectRetrospective Studies
dc.subjectSensitivity and Specificity
dc.subjectTinea Pedis
dc.subjectTrichophyton
dc.subjectpotassium hydroxide
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectdermatophyte
dc.subjectdiagnostic accuracy
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectfungus culture
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmicroscopy
dc.subjectphysical examination
dc.subjectretrospective study
dc.subjectsensitivity and specificity
dc.subjecttinea pedis
dc.subjectdifferential diagnosis
dc.subjectEpidermophyton
dc.subjectisolation and purification
dc.subjectmicrobiological examination
dc.subjectmicrobiology
dc.subjectMicrosporum
dc.subjectreproducibility
dc.subjecttinea pedis
dc.subjectTrichophyton
dc.titleThe necessity of culture for the diagnosis of tinea pedis
dc.typeArticle

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