Study of skin and nail Trichosporon species as a normal flora based on age groups in healthy persons in Tehran-Iran

Abstract

Skin as the largest organ of human body is significantly colonized by a variety of bacterial and fungal population1,2 and richosporon is a normal fungal inhabitant of the skin. Opportunistic infections by this fungus has been increasingly often report in immune compromised patients.3–6 Two of the most factors influencing the complex of inhabitants on the skin are gender7 and age.8,9 There is little information about Trichosporon distribution inhabiting on human skin in the world and it should be noted, this is the first study about this subject in Iran. The purpose of this study were to create new information about the type and percentage of Trichosporon population in each site of the human skin, attempting to determine what influences the individual’s age and sex have on the composition and percentage of cutaneous Trichosporon community in Iranian people. As we know, Iran is a tropical country and fungal organisms can significantly growth over this condition.