@article{Cam_Nguyen Van_Tran Hau_Le Huu_Thi Minh_Nguyen Huu_Nguyen Minh_Gandolfi_Satolli_Feliciani_Tirant_Vojvodic_Lotti_2019, title={Distribution of Malassezia Species from Scales of Patient with Pityriasis Versicolor by Culture in Vietnam}, volume={7}, url={https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/oamjms.2019.091}, DOI={10.3889/oamjms.2019.091}, abstractNote={<p><strong>BACKGROUND: </strong>The detection of pathogenic fungus is an important step and key to assessing the sensitivity of the antifungal drugs, and therefore choosing an effective treatment method.</p> <p><strong>AIM: </strong>To identify Malassezia species from scales of a patient with pityriasis versicolor.</p> <p><strong>METHODS: </strong>Three hundred patients with pityriasis versicolor who were positive with direct examination, were isolated by culture.</p> <p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Identification of Malassezia species by culture: the growth rate was 90.3%; the detection rate was 97.0%, including 11 species: <em>M. globosa</em> (42.4%), <em>M. dermatitis</em> (17.3%), <em>M. furfur</em> (14.4%). <em>M. globosa</em> was the most prevalent species in the 20-29 group 36.5%, in hyphae and yeast cells (42.2%).</p> <p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> <em>M. globosa</em> is the main cause of pityriasis versicolor in Vietnam.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences}, author={Cam, Van Tran and Nguyen Van, Thuong and Tran Hau, Khang and Le Huu, Doanh and Thi Minh, Phuong Pham and Nguyen Huu, Sau and Nguyen Minh, Thu and Gandolfi, Marco and Satolli, Francesca and Feliciani, Claudio and Tirant, Micheal and Vojvodic, Aleksandra and Lotti, Torello}, year={2019}, month={Jan.}, pages={184–186} }