organisms causing onychomycosis

Last reviewed 01/2018

  • Dermatophytes
    • common - Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton interditale
    • uncommon - Trichophyton erinacei,Trichophyton soudanense, Trichophyton tonsurans, Trichophyton violaceum, Epidermophyton floccosum, Microsporum canis
  • Yeasts
    • common - Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis
    • uncommon - Candida glabrata, Candida guillermondii, Candida krusei, Candida tropicalis
  • non-dermatophytes (moulds)
    • common - Fusarium spp, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis
    • uncommon - Aspergillus spp, Acremonium spp, Scytalidium dimidiatum, Scytalidium hyalinum