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, cilt.22, sa.3, ss.356-362, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02442.x
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.356-362
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: asymptomatic carriage, cotton swab, dermatophyte, diagnose, hairbrush, toothbrush, UNDETECTED TINEA-CAPITIS, SCHOOL-CHILDREN, TRICHOPHYTON-TONSURANS, RISK-FACTORS, PREVALENCE, INFECTION, CARRIERS, TURKEY, STATE, PERSPECTIVE
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.