RT - Journal Article T1 - PREVALANCE RATE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF YEAST INFECTION IN PATIENTS VISITING THE DERMATOLOGY CLINIC OF HAZRAT RASUL-E AKRAM HOSPITAL JF - RJMS YR - 2002 JO - RJMS VO - 8 IS - 26 UR - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-363-en.html SP - 466 EP - 470 K1 - 1) Dermatomycoses 2) Tinea 3) Tricophyton 4) Prevalence 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 LA eng UL http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-363-en.html M3 ER -