Low positivity rate and high percentage of nondermatophyte molds in an analysis of 35,257 fungal nail culture results from a United States national commercial laboratory, 2019-2022

• Kaitlin Benedict, MPH,
• Shari R. Lipner, MD, PhD,
• Shawn R. Lockhart, PhD,
• Jeremy A.W. Gold, MD

Affiliations

Kaitlin Benedict, MPH

Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Correspondence and reprint requests to: Kaitlin Benedict, MPH, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop H24-9, Atlanta, GA 30329

Shari R. Lipner, MD, PhD

Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York

Shawn R. Lockhart, PhD

Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Jeremy A.W. Gold, MD

Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia