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1518699

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-7
pubmed:abstractText
Using traditional methods to verify the existence of a fungal infection in children with suspected tinea capitis is a cumbersome process. Scraping scale and pulling hairs for culture or microscopic examination can be time-consuming and uncomfortable for the child. This study is the first comparison of this method with an alternate brush-culture method for diagnosing tinea capitis. In 70 children with symptoms suggestive of tinea capitis, there was strong agreement between methods in detecting disease or lack thereof (McNemar's test, P less than .2). In the 51 paired positive cultures, those obtained by brush culture turned positive significantly faster (t test, P less than .01) than samples obtained by the traditional method. The brush method is a reliable, painless, and more expedient way to obtain cultures from children with suspected tinea capitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0031-4005
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
416-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Brush-culture method for diagnosing tinea capitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial