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