Prevalence, Etiology, and Risk Factors of Tinea Pedis and Tinea Unguium in Tunisia.

Background: Foot mycoses are a frequent disease that represents a public health problem worldwide.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the epidemiology of foot mycoses among Tunisian patients, in order to determine the fungal etiological agents and to identify possible risk factors.

Patients And Methods: A prospective study of three hundred and ninety-two patients was undertaken during one year (2013-2014).

Phenotypical and molecular characterization of Microsporum canis strains in North-Tunisia.

In this study, 40 Microsporum canis isolates were obtained from different patients from the Mycology Unit of the Hospital La Rabta (Tunis) during a 3 month period. The phenotypic identification was done by morphological characterization and biochemical tests. Molecular analysis was performed by amplification of the ITS region of rDNA, the amplified region was subjected to enzymatic digestion and sequenced to evaluate phylogenetic relationships.