AU - Tabatabai, A AU - Poureslami, M AU - Shamshiri, A.R AU - Moshir, M TI - PREVALANCE RATE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF YEAST INFECTION IN PATIENTS VISITING THE DERMATOLOGY CLINIC OF HAZRAT RASUL-E AKRAM HOSPITAL PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - RJMS JN - RJMS VO - 8 VI - 26 IP - 26 4099 - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-363-en.html 4100 - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-363-en.pdf SO - RJMS 26 AB  -  The purpose of this investigation was to survey the epidemiological and other contributing factors on the establishment of fungal infections among patients visiting Hazrat Rasul-e Akram Hospital in Tehran. Five hundred patients suspected of having fungal skin infections were referred to the mycology lab and the specific fungal etiology was determined by both culture methods as well as slide culture observation.  We were able to isolate a total of 253 fungi which included 51.4% dermatophytes, 20.1% Erythrasma, 18.6% candidiasis, 8.3% pityriasis versicolor and 1.6% nail Aspergillus.   Dermatophytes consisted the most common etiologic agent ( Χ 2 =185, P CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - RJMS PG - 466 PT - Research YR - 2002