TABLE 5.
Culture results for specimens from the fourth toe cleft of both feet of all subjects interviewed
| Culture result | No. of men/no. of women (total no.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No symptoms of tinea pedis | Symptoms of tinea pedis | No symptoms of tinea pedis; had history of tinea pedis | Total | |
| Negative | 395/546 | 5/3 | 2/0 | 402/549 (951) |
| Dermatophyte | ||||
| Few (<5) colonies | 6/4 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 8/4 (17) |
| Many (<5) colonies | 4/2 | 7/3 | 1/0 | 12/5 (17) |
| Contaminant moulda | 7/9 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 7/9 (16) |
| Yeastb | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/4 (4) |
| Total | 357/564 (976) | 14/7 (21) | 3/0 (3) | 429/571 (1,000) |
a
Aspergillus versicolor, Chrysosporium spp., Aspergillus niger.
b
Three Candida albicans isolates and one Geotrichum candidum isolate.