Gad Z M, Youssef N, Sherif A A, Hasab A A, Mahfouz A A, Hassan M N
Epidemiol Infect. 1987 Aug;99(1):213-9. doi: 10.1017/s0950268800067042.
The fungal skin flora of a sample of 205 elderly persons in Alexandria, drawn by cluster sampling probability technique, was investigated. Pathogenic yeasts were isolated from 18.6% and 10.3% of skin and nails respectively. Candida albicans (16.1% and 7.3%) was prominent. A low prevalence of dermatophytes grown on agar (2.4% from skin and 2.9% from nails) was observed. In contrast, saprophytic filamentous fungi comprised 45.4 and 50.7% of skin and nails samples respectively. This study showed no statistically significant effect of sociodemographic variables (sex, marital status, crowding index, and income per capita) on the skin flora. There was no statistical significant difference between elderly diabetics and non-diabetics as regards fungal skin flora.
采用整群抽样概率技术，对亚历山大港205名老年人的样本进行了真菌皮肤菌群调查。分别从18.6%的皮肤样本和10.3%的指甲样本中分离出致病性酵母。白色念珠菌（分别为16.1%和7.3%）最为突出。观察到在琼脂上生长的皮肤癣菌患病率较低（皮肤样本为2.4%，指甲样本为2.9%）。相比之下，腐生丝状真菌分别占皮肤样本和指甲样本的45.4%和50.7%。本研究表明，社会人口统计学变量（性别、婚姻状况、拥挤指数和人均收入）对皮肤菌群没有统计学上的显著影响。老年糖尿病患者和非糖尿病患者在真菌皮肤菌群方面没有统计学上的显著差异。
