Dermoscopy-guided sampling improves the diagnostic yield of fungal culture for onychomycosis: a comparative study
Dermoscopy-guided sampling significantly improves the diagnostic yield of fungal culture for onychomycosis by enabling precise targeting of viable fungal reservoirs. Integrating dermoscopy into the routine sampling procedure is a simple, non-invasive, and effective strategy to reduce false-negative results and enhance diagnostic accuracy.
Authors
- Yu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3474-422X)
- Lisha Luo
- Ruimin Wang
- Rong Rong
- Yanling Li
- Bingshen Guo
- Yanzhi Bai
- Na Qin
Institutions
- Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1703199
- Primary Topic
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00