Table 1.

Infectious agents commonly found in intertrigo

Microorganisms	Species	References
Candida	C. albicans, C. glabrata, C. tropicalis, C. krusei, C. parapsilosis, C. dubliniensis, C. famata	4–11
Fusarium	F. oxysporum, F. solani	12–18
Dermatophytes	Trichophyton spp., Microsporum spp., and Epidermophyton floccosum	2,8,9,15,19,20
Malassezia	Mostly M. furfur, M. globosa or M. sympodialis	9,21–23
Bacteria	S. aureus, S. agalactiae, S. haemolyticus, S. pyogenes, or other streptococcal species Pseudomonas spp., Proteus spp., E. coli, Peptostreptococcus spp., Corynebacterium spp., Acinetobacter spp., etc.	2,11,24–26
Viruses	Poxviridae, Papillomaviridea (HPVs), Picornaviridae, Retroviridae (HIV), Herpesvirdae, Togaviridae, Parvoviridae,	27–30

Abbreviation: HPV, human papillomavirus.