Table 1. Semi-quantification of fungal hyphae in the potassium hydroxide (KOH) mount using Hyphal Index.

KOH mount finding (per 100 fields)	Grading according to the Hyphal Index
Absence of fungal hyphae	0
Presence of up to 4 hyphae	1+
Number of hyphae present between Hyphal Index 1+ and 3+	2+
Presence of multiple hyphae	3+