Nail infection caused by Onychocola canadensis: report of the first four British cases

C K Campbell; E M Johnson; D W Warnock

doi:10.1080/02681219780001531

Nail infection caused by Onychocola canadensis: report of the first four British cases

J Med Vet Mycol. 1997 Nov-Dec;35(6):423-5. doi: 10.1080/02681219780001531.

Authors

C K Campbell¹, E M Johnson, D W Warnock

Affiliation

¹ Mycology Reference Laboratory, Public Health Laboratory Service, Bristol, UK.

PMID: 9467110
DOI: 10.1080/02681219780001531

Abstract

Onychocola canadensis is a recently recognized cause of human nail infection. We present the first four cases of onychomycosis caused by this organism among patients resident in the UK.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Female
Foot Dermatoses / microbiology
Humans
Male
Mitosporic Fungi / isolation & purification*
Onychomycosis / microbiology*