Trends in Pediatric Laboratory‐Diagnosed Onychomycosis Between 2006 and 2014 in the Southwest of England

This is the largest study of laboratory‐diagnosed onychomycosis in England for children younger than 17 years. The most common (91.5%) cultured organism in this population was Trichophyton rubrum. Candida species were isolated only from fingernails, and the majority were from children younger than 5 years. Continued analysis of fungal pathogens is vital to identify changing trends.

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