A pilot study to evaluate the patient adherence to antifungal therapy in dermatophytosis: a possible contributory factor to the current epidemic‐like situation in India.

A pilot study to evaluate the patient adherence to antifungal therapy in dermatophytosis: a possible contributory factor to the current epidemic-like situation in India Patients (37%) with localized dermatophytosis had higher adherence levels than those with disseminated disease (25%); 54% of patients with disseminated dermatophytosis had low adherence, and the difference was statistically significant ( SP 2 sp I P i = 0.048). Of the 236 patients prescribed both oral and topical antifungals, mean adherence scores were 6.41 for topical and 6.82 for oral antifungal drugs; the score was significantly higher for oral antifungals, and the difference was statistically significant (paired I t i -test, I P i < 0.001). [Extracted from the article]