Superficial and Cutaneous Fungal Infections Among Drug-users in Northeast Region of Iran

Islamic Azad University of Mashhad

Status: Completed

Conditions: Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Fungal Infections

Treatments: Other: Direct Examination

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02681458

IslamicAUM

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was about survey of prevalence of fungal infections among drug users referring to methadone wards of Hospitals in northeast region of Iran

Full description

There were two groups with overall members of 1436. Statistically, the investigators have used "Likelihood ratio " and " Exact's Fisher" tests.

Enrollment: 1,436 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Suspected fungal lesions

Exclusion criteria

• non use of local or edible anti-fungal drugs and not taking bath within the last 48 hours of testing

Trial design

1,436 participants in 2 patient groups

Drug Users

Description:

Case group that consisted of drug users with fungal infections

Treatment:

Other: Direct Examination

Non-drug Users

Description:

Control group that consisted of non drug users with fungal infections

Treatment:

Other: Direct Examination