Huzurevi sakinlerinde dermatofit infeksiyonları
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2007
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Yaşlı nüfusun önemli sağlık sorunlarından biri olan mantar infeksiyonları birçok malzemenin ortak kullanıldığı kapalı topluluklarda sık görülmektedir. Huzurevi sakinlerinde mantar infeksiyonlarının sıklığının bilinmesi ve takibi infeksiyon yayılımını ve olası komplikasyonları engelleyecektir. Bu araştırmada huzurevinde kalan yaşlılarda dermatofitoz sıklığı ile buna neden olan etkenlerin sıklığının belirlenmesi amaçlandı. Huzurevlerinde kalan 80 kişiye ulaşılarak dermatolojik muayeneleri yapılarak 65 şüpheli lezyondan alınan kazıntı örneklerinin mikroskopik değerlendirmesi ve mikolojik kültürleri yapıldı. Alınan örneklerden 23'ünde (% 35,4) direkt mikroskobide mantar elemanları görüldü. Toplam 17(% 26,2) kültürde üreme oldu. Bunların altısında (% 35,3) Trichophyton rubrum, beşinde (% 29,5) Epidermophyton floccosum, iki örnekte (% 11,8) Fusarium spp., iki örnekte (% 11,8) Candida spp. ve birer örnekte (% 5,8) Trichophyton tonsurans ve Trichophyton mentagrophytes üredi. Bu bulgular doğrultusunda huzurevlerinde yaşayan yaşlı insanlardaki dermatofitoz sıklığı ve etken dağılımının diğer yaşlı popülasyondan farklı olmadığı, huzurevlerinin ek bir risk oluşturmadığı kanısına varıldı.
One of the important health issues of elderly people is fungal infections and these infections are mostly encountered in closed communities in which use of shared items is frequent. Detection and follow-up the rate of fungal infections among nursing home residents may prevent spreading and complications. In this study we aimed to determine the rate of fungal infections and types of causative agents among nursing home residents. Dermatologic examinations of 80 residents were performed. Fungal infection was suspected and skin scrapings for mycological examination and fungal culture were taken in 65 of them. Hyphae or spores were seen in 23 (35.4 %) by direct microscopic examination, and mycological cultures were positive in 17 (26.2 %) of them. Isolated agents from mycological culture were Trichophyton rubrum in 6 (35.3 %) samples, Epidermophyton floccosum in 5 (29.5 %) samples, Fusarium spp. in 2 (11.8 %) samples, Candida spp. in 2 (11.8 %) samples, Trichophyton tonsurans in 1 (5.8 %) sample and Trichophyton mentagrophytes in 1 (5.8 %) sample. As a conclusion, the rate of fungal infections and distribution of causative agents in nursing home residents were not different from other elderly population. We think nursing homes were not a risk factor for fungal infections.
One of the important health issues of elderly people is fungal infections and these infections are mostly encountered in closed communities in which use of shared items is frequent. Detection and follow-up the rate of fungal infections among nursing home residents may prevent spreading and complications. In this study we aimed to determine the rate of fungal infections and types of causative agents among nursing home residents. Dermatologic examinations of 80 residents were performed. Fungal infection was suspected and skin scrapings for mycological examination and fungal culture were taken in 65 of them. Hyphae or spores were seen in 23 (35.4 %) by direct microscopic examination, and mycological cultures were positive in 17 (26.2 %) of them. Isolated agents from mycological culture were Trichophyton rubrum in 6 (35.3 %) samples, Epidermophyton floccosum in 5 (29.5 %) samples, Fusarium spp. in 2 (11.8 %) samples, Candida spp. in 2 (11.8 %) samples, Trichophyton tonsurans in 1 (5.8 %) sample and Trichophyton mentagrophytes in 1 (5.8 %) sample. As a conclusion, the rate of fungal infections and distribution of causative agents in nursing home residents were not different from other elderly population. We think nursing homes were not a risk factor for fungal infections.
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Dermatofit İnfeksiyonları, Huzurevi Sakinleri, Onikomikoz, Dermatophyte Infections, Nursing Home Residents, Onychomycosis
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Türk Mikrobiyoloji Cemiyeti Dergisi
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