Comparison of hairbrush, toothbrush and cotton swab methods for diagnosing asymptomatic dermatophyte scalp carriage

AKBABA M., İLKİT M. M., SUTOLUK Z., ATEŞ A. O., ZORBAT H.

JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY, vol.22, no.3, pp.356-362, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02442.x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.356-362
  • Keywords: asymptomatic carriage, cotton swab, dermatophyte, diagnose, hairbrush, toothbrush, UNDETECTED TINEA-CAPITIS, SCHOOL-CHILDREN, TRICHOPHYTON-TONSURANS, RISK-FACTORS, PREVALENCE, INFECTION, CARRIERS, TURKEY, STATE, PERSPECTIVE
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Tinea capitis may also present as a minimal infection, termed carrier state. Anthropophilic dermatophytes (i.e. Trichophyton tonsurans and Trichophyton violaceum) have been generally associated with high rates of asymptomatic carriage.