Laboratory diagnosis and prevalence of onychomycosis caused by Fusarium and Scytalidium species

• Main Authors: Jessika C. Lara (Author), Priscilla M. Quatrin (Author), Manoela A. M. Mace (Author), Janaína Scarton (Author), Osmar L. M. de Oliveira (Author), Alexandre M. Fuentefria (Author)
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• Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Scytalidium and Fusarium are opportunistic saprophytic fungi commonly found in subtropical areas, being responsible for several cases of onychomycoses caused by non-dermatophytic filamentous fungi in these regions. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of onychomycoses c...