Prevalence of Candida species in chronic paronychia among housekeeping staff: Role of occupational exposure
Keywords:
Chronic paronychia; Candida albicans; Occupational exposure; Housekeeping staff; Wet work exposure; Non-albicans Candida; Fungal colonization; Nail fold inflammation; Occupational dermatoses; Periungual infection.Abstract
Chronic paronychia represents a complexinflammatory pathology affecting theperiungual tissues, commonly triggered by
sustained vocational contact with water, cleansing agents, and chronic microtrauma
References
1. Rigopoulos D, Larios G, Gregoriou S, Alevizos A. Acute and chronic paronychia. American family physician. 2008 Feb 1;77(3):339-46.
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2025-12-20
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Dr. Puspanjuli Sahu,Dr. Debadeepta Dey. (2025). Prevalence of Candida species in chronic paronychia among housekeeping staff: Role of occupational exposure. International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 15(2), 4848–4861. Retrieved from https://ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/2038
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