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The prevalence also depends on different demographical variations.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Aim and Objectives:<\/jats:title>\n \n The present study was conducted to isolate and identify the fungal species by phenotypic and culture methods from patients suffering from superficial fungal infections and establish\n in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n anti-fungal susceptibility testing on candida isolates.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n The skin scrapings, hair, nail clippings were collected from 330 patients, and KOH mount and fungal culture were performed. The culture-positive samples were subjected to lactophenol cotton blue (LPCB), slide culture and CHROM agar for species-level identification. Anti-fungal susceptibility testing was done on the candidaisolates.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Out of 330 specimens collected, 161 (49%) were skin scrapings, 42 (13%) were hair samples, and 127 (30%) were nail clippings. Most commonly isolated was Candida spp. in nail and\n Trichophyton mentagrophyte<\/jats:italic>\n in skin. Anti-fungal susceptibility was performed on the candida isolates, and caspofungin was found to be the most susceptible anti-fungal agent.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n \n All dermatophytes, non-dermatophyte molds (NDMs), and yeasts can cause infections of the skin, hair, and nails. The present study has highlighted the growing importance of NDMs as a cause of dermatomycoses. Among the\n Candida<\/jats:italic>\n species, the most susceptible drug was caspofungin. 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