Table 1. Specimen types in which dermatophytes, other moulds and yeasts may be present Specimen Pathogenic fungi commonly known to be associated with infection. This types/clinical list is not exhaustive, and other fungal species may cause infection manifestation Skin: Tinea barbae T. mentagrophytes, T. erinacei, T. verrucosum, T. rubrum M. audouinii, M. canis, T. mentagrophytes, T. rubrum, T. tonsurans, T. soudanense, T. violaceum Tinea capitis May be caused by any dermatophyte corporis T. rubrum, E. floccosum Tinea cruris T. concentricum Tinea imbricata T. rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, T. erinacei, M. canis, M. persicolor manuum T. rubrum, T. interdigitale, E. floccosum pedis Nail: Tinea unguium/ T. rubrum, T. interdigitale, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, E. floccosum onychomycosis (agents of tinea capitis may also be encountered in the fingernails of individuals with scalp infection) Acremonium species, Alternaria species, Aspergillus species, Fusarium species, Scytalidium dimidiatum, Scytalidium hyalinum, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Onychocola canadensis, Candida albicans, C. guilliermondii, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis Hair: favosa Trichophyton schoenleinii Tinea capitis M. M. audoinii, T. tonsurans, T. soudanense, T. verrucosum, T. violaceum
Table 1. Specimen types in which dermatophytes, other moulds and yeasts may be present Specimen types/clinical manifestation Pathogenic fungi commonly known to be associated with infection. This list is not exhaustive, and other fungal species may cause infection Skin: Tinea barbae Tinea capitis corporis Tinea cruris Tinea imbricata manuum pedis T. mentagrophytes, T. erinacei, T. verrucosum, T. rubrum M. audouinii, M. canis, T. mentagrophytes, T. rubrum, T. tonsurans, T. soudanense, T. violaceum May be caused by any dermatophyte T. rubrum, E. floccosum T. concentricum T. rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, T. erinacei, M. canis, M. persicolor T. rubrum, T. interdigitale, E. floccosum Nail: Tinea unguium/ onychomycosis T. rubrum, T. interdigitale, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, E. floccosum (agents of tinea capitis may also be encountered in the fingernails of individuals with scalp infection) Acremonium species, Alternaria species, Aspergillus species, Fusarium species, Scytalidium dimidiatum, Scytalidium hyalinum, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Onychocola canadensis, Candida albicans, C. guilliermondii, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis Hair: favosa Tinea capitis Trichophyton schoenleinii M. M. audoinii, T. tonsurans, T. soudanense, T. verrucosum, T. violaceum
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