Perera J, Perera C
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Ceylon Med J. 1993 Jun;38(2):75-7.
A diagnosis of fungal infection was established in 8.6% of patients who attended the dermatology clinic at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Colombo over a one year period. Only 4.3% were confirmed in the laboratory. The agreement between clinical and laboratory diagnosis was 96.6% for patients with typical clinical features, but only 26.4% for patients who did not have the classical appearance. Both direct microscopy and culture are required to determine the causative agent, although the majority (92%) of patients could be diagnosed on microscopy alone. Microsporum gypseum was the commonest fungus isolated from children.
在科伦坡莱迪·里奇韦医院皮肤科门诊就诊的患者中，1年内有8.6%的患者被诊断为真菌感染。只有4.3%在实验室得到确诊。对于具有典型临床特征的患者，临床诊断与实验室诊断的一致性为96.6%，但对于没有典型表现的患者，这一比例仅为26.4%。虽然大多数（92%）患者仅通过显微镜检查就能确诊，但确定病原体需要直接显微镜检查和培养。石膏样小孢子菌是从儿童中分离出的最常见真菌。
