Table 2.
Distribution and frequency of isolated fungi species according to place of sampling
| Fungi species | Place of sampling | p value* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool water | Foot-washing sink | Margin of pool walls | Shower | Dressing room | Total (%) | ||
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
| Candida spp. | 5 (23) | 25 (19) | 20 (17) | 37 (28) | 16 (14) | 103 (20) | > 0.05 |
| Candida albicans | 5 (23) | 20 (15) | 15 (13) | 30 (23) | 10 (9) | 80 (15.5) | > 0.05 |
| Candida parapsilosis | 0 (0) | 5 (4) | 4 (3) | 6 (5) | 5 (5) | 20 (4) | > 0.05 |
| Candida krusei | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 3 (0.5) | > 0.05 |
| Penicillium spp. | 0 (0) | 20 (15) | 20 (17) | 17 (13) | 29 (26) | 86 (16.7) | > 0.05 |
| Aspergillus spp. | 6 (27) | 17 (13) | 16 (13) | 18 (14) | 27 (24) | 84 (16.3) | > 0.05 |
| Alternaria spp. | 1 (5) | 18 (14) | 14 (12) | 21 (16) | 14 (13) | 68 (13.2) | > 0.05 |
| Fusarium spp. | 0 (0) | 20 (15) | 18 (15) | 13 (10) | 11 (10) | 62 (12) | > 0.05 |
| Cladosporium spp. | 3 (14) | 10 (8) | 15 (13) | 2 (2) | 8 (7) | 38 (7.3) | > 0.05 |
| Rodotorula spp. | 3 (14) | 10 (8) | 4 (3) | 8 (6) | 1 (1) | 26 (5) | > 0.05 |
| Rhizopus spp. | 2 (9) | 5 (4) | 3 (3) | 9 (7) | 2 (2) | 21 (4) | > 0.05 |
| Mucor spp. | 1 (5) | 6 (5) | 7 (6) | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | 18 (3.5) | > 0.05 |
| Drechslera spp. | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 4 (0.8) | > 0.05 |
| Curvularia spp. | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | – | 3 (0.6) | – |
| Trichophyton rubrum | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – | 1 (0.2) | – |
| Scopulariopsis spp. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | – | 1 (0.2) | – |
| Acremonium spp. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (0.2) | – |
| Total (%) | 22 (4.3) | 133 (25.5) | 119 (23) | 131 (25.4) | 111 (21.5) | 516 (100) | > 0.05 |
*ANOVA
The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level