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Table 3 Fungal species identified in subjects

From: A pilot single centre, double blind, placebo controlled, randomized, parallel study of Calmagen® dermaceutical cream and lotion for the topical treatment of tinea and onychomycosis

Type of infection

Fungal culture at baseline

Fungal culture at end of treatmenta

Species identified

Baseline

End of treatment

Treatment arm (N = 14)

 Tinea cruris

Positive

Negative

Epidermophyton floccosum

None

 Tinea corporus

Positive

Negative

Tricophyton rubrum

None

 Tinea pedis

Positive

Negative

Epidermophyton floccosum

None

 Tinea cruris

Positive

Negative

Epidermophyton floccosum

None

 Tinea cruris

Positive

Negative

Tricophyton rubrum

None

 Tinea corporus

Positive

Negative

Epidermophyton floccosum

None

 Tinea cruris

Positive

Negative

Tricophyton rubrum

None

 Tinea cruris

Positive

Negative

Epidermophyton floccosum

None

 Tinea pedis

Positive

Negative

Epidermophyton floccosum

None

 Onychomycosis

Positive

Negative

Tricophyton mentagrophytes

None

 Onychomycosis

Positive

Negative

Tricophyton rubrum

None

 Onychomycosis

Positive

Negative

Tricophyton rubrum

None

 Onychomycosis

Positive

Negative

Epidermophyton floccosum

None

 Onychomycosis

Positive

Negative

Tricophyton mentagrophytes

None

Placebo group (N = 14)

 Tinea pedis

Positive

Negative

Epidermophyton floccosum

None

 Tinea pedis

Positive

Positive

Epidermophyton floccosum

Epidermophyton floccosum

 Tinea corporus

Positive

Positive

Epidermophyton floccosum

Epidermophyton floccosum

 Tinea corporus

Positive

Positive

Tricophyton rubrum

Tricophyton rubrum

 Tinea corporus

Positive

Positive

Tricophyton rubrum

Tricophyton rubrum

 Tinea pedis

Positive

Negative

Epidermophyton floccosum

None

 Tinea pedis

Positive

Negative

Epidermophyton floccosum

None

 Tinea corporus

Positive

Positive

Tricophyton rubrum

Epidermophyton floccosum

 Tinea cruris

Positive

Negative

Tricophyton rubrum

None

 Onychomycosis

Positive

Positive

Tricophyton mentagrophytes

Tricophyton mentagrophytes

 Onychomycosis

Positive

Positive

Epidermophyton floccosum

Epidermophyton floccosum

 Onychomycosis

Positive

Positive

Epidermophyton floccosum

Epidermophyton floccosum

 Onychomycosis

Positive

Negative

Tricophyton rubrum

None

 Onychomycosis

Positive

Negative

Tricophyton mentagrophytes

None

  1. aFungal culture at week 4 for tinea and 3 months for onychomycosis