TABLE 2.
Results of microscopic examination in KOH and culture of abnormal toenails and fingernails
| Age group (yr) | No. of men/no. of women (total no.) with:
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| Results of microscopic examination in KOH
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Positive culture results | Etiologic agents
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| Negative | Positive | T. rubrum | T. mentagrophytes | T. tonsurans | ||
| 20–30 | 0/1 | 1/0 | 0/0 (0) | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 31–40 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 3/2 (5) | 3/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 41–50 | 2/4 | 2/0 | 1/0 (1) | 0/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 51–60 | 2/8 | 0/3 | 0/1 (1) | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 61–70 | 5/14 | 5/6a | 5/5 (10) | 5a/4a | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| 71–80 | 5/10 | 9/0 | 7/0 (7) | 6/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 81–90 | 5/12 | 4/1 | 2/1 (3) | 1/0 | 0/1 | 1/0 |
| >91 | 2/3 | 1a/1 | 1/0 (1) | 1a/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Total | 24/55 (79) | 24/13 (37) | 19/9 (28) | 16/7 (23) | 2/2 (4) | 1/0 (1) |
a
One participant in each group presented with fingernail and toenail tinea unguium.