Isolation and identification different type of fungi from skin in Tikrit city

Abstract

This study was conducted in the postgraduate laboratory at the College of Science at Tikrit University from October 2023 to May 2024 with the aim of investigating fungi causing skin diseases Dermatomycosis. 100 samples were collected from patients visiting the dermatology consultant at Tikrit Teaching Hospital, Al-Elm General Hospital and some private clinics in Tikrit city for ages between 1 - 70 years. Laboratory culture showed positive results at a rate of 50% of the total samples, as the results showed that the most type of skin fungus isolated during the study was the fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes at a rate of (16%) of the total number of positive samples, followed by the fungus Microsporum canis at a rate of (12%), while Candida albicans appeared at a rate of (10%), followed by Candida tropicals at a rate of (8%), Candida parapsilosis at a rate of (6%) and C. lipolatica at a rate of (4%), while T. verrucosum and Microsporum gypseum appeared at a rate of 2% each, and the molds Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus tubingenesis appeared at rates of (8%, 6%) each, respectively. The results showed that scalp ringworm (20%) and finger ringworm (16%) were the most common among patients, with the percentage of males (60%) higher than females (40%), and the ages of 10-30 years were the most affected at 40%.