Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Onychomycosis
PATHOGENS
- Trichophyton rubrum
- Trichophyton mentagrophytes
- Microsporum spp.
- Epidermophyton floccosum
- Non-dermatophytes (10-20% of cases), including Fusarium, Acremonium, Scopulariopsis, Aspergillus, and yeasts (Candida is reported to be more common in fingernail infections than in toenails - C. parapsilosis and C. albicans appear most common.)
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Last updated: March 16, 2025
Citation
Hoffmann, Christopher J. "Onychomycosis." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540398/all/Onychomycosis.
Hoffmann CJ. Onychomycosis. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540398/all/Onychomycosis. Accessed April 22, 2025.
Hoffmann, C. J. (2025). Onychomycosis. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540398/all/Onychomycosis
Hoffmann CJ. Onychomycosis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 April 22]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540398/all/Onychomycosis.
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