Isolation and Identification of Fungi from Patients Attending Amanawa General Hospital Sokoto State, Nigeria

Abstract

The research was conducted to investigate the mycological etiology, prevalence and distribution of fungal pathogens among patients with dermatological conditions attending Amanawa Hospital, Sokoto. A total number of thirty 30 samples were collected.Eight (8) species of fungi and one (1) genus were isolated these include; Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton concentricum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporumferrgineum, Microsporumcanis, Microsporumaudounii, Aspergilusflavus, Aspergilusniger, Trichoderma and Penicilliumspp. Percentage frequency of occurrence of isolated fungi from female patients indicated that Microsporumcanis had the highest percentage frequency of 18.2% and the remaining species of fungi had the least percentage frequency of 9.1% each. The percentage frequency of occurrence of isolated fungi from  male patients indicated that Trichophyton concentricum, M. ferrgineum, Mucorspp and Penicilliumspp had the highest percentage frequency of 12.5% while Trichophyton verrucosum, Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton schoenlenii, Microsporumcanis, Microsporumaudounii, Aspergilusniger, Candida albicans had the least percentage frequency of 6.3%.Occurrence of isolated fungi was found to be much in age group 11-13. With regard to gender, female patients are mostly affected than the male patients. There is therefore, the need for improved social, economic, health care and hygiene practice.