SIXTEEN YEARS OF DERMATOMYCOSIS CAUSED BY Candida spp. IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF PORTO ALEGRE, SOUTHERN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Daiane HEIDRICH Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Cheila Denise Ottonelli STOPIGLIA Universidade Federal do Pampa
  • Cibele Massotti MAGAGNIN Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Tatiane Caroline DABOIT Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Gerson VETTORATO Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre
  • Taís Guarienti AMARO Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre
  • Maria Lúcia SCROFERNEKER Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology

Abstract

The yeasts of the genus Candida infect skin, nails, and mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal and the genitourinary tract. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dermatomycoses caused by Candida spp., and their etiological aspects in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, Brazil. A retrospective study with data obtained from tertiary hospital patients, from 1996 to 2011, was performed. The analyzed parameters were date, age, gender, ethnicity, anatomical region of lesions, and the direct examination results. For all the statistical analyses, a = 0.05 was considered. Among positive results in the direct mycological examination, 12.5% of the total of 4,815 cases were positive for Candida spp. The angular coefficient (B) was -0.7%/ year, showing a decrease over the years. The genus Candida was more prevalent in women (15.9% of women versus 5.84% of men), and in addition, women were older than men (54 versus 47 years old, respectively). There was no difference between ethnic groups. The nails were more affected than the skin, with 80.37% of the infections in the nails (72.9% in fingernails and 7.47% in toenails). Our study corroborates the literature regarding the preference for gender, age, and place of injury. Moreover, we found a decrease in infection over the studied period.

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2016-01-01

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SIXTEEN YEARS OF DERMATOMYCOSIS CAUSED BY Candida spp. IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF PORTO ALEGRE, SOUTHERN BRAZIL . (2016). Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 58, e14-. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/113157