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8140209

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-4-22
pubmed:abstractText
Two separate studies were carried out to determine the dermatophytes responsible for tinea capitis in Puerto Rico. A retrospective study to determine those agents during the period between 1979 and 1989 revealed a total of 36 mycologically positive cases. The causative organisms consisted of the following species: M. canis, 14 cases (38.9%); T. mentagrophytes, 7 cases (19.4%); T. rubrum, 7 cases (19.4%); M. gypseum, 5 cases (13.9%); and T. tonsurans, T. verrucosum, unclassified Microsporum species, 1 case each (2.8% each). In a prospective study, fungal cultures were obtained from the scalps of 95 randomly selected children (45 males, 50 females) seen at the outpatient dermatology clinics of the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico for a variety of skin problems but with no symptoms or signs of disease. One culture was positive for M. canis. All other cultures were negative. The significance of these findings is discussed as well as their relation to the incidence of T. tonsurans scalp infections in the Unites States.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0738-0658
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
287-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemiological study of tinea capitis in Puerto Rico.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, San Juan 00936-5067.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article